NHK INTERVIEW WITH AL-QADHDHAFI ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

This document is a message from the US Embassy in Okinawa, Japan, reporting on an interview conducted by NHK television with Muammar al-Qadhafi, the leader of Libya, on June 3, 1985. The interview, conducted in English with Japanese translation, focused on al-Qadhafi's views on various topics. He discussed why Libya accepted the release of Japanese terrorist Kamatao, criticized Israel's acquisition of nuclear weapons, and expressed Libya's opposition to nuclear weapons worldwide. However, there was an unclear statement suggesting a different approach if nuclear weapons were to be used against Israel. The reception of the interview was reported as good, but al-Qadhafi's English was described as very poor. The document indicates that it was a low-priority filing and was received for information purposes.