 An official announcement from the Council of Ministers. There has been an accident at the Chernobyl atomic power station. Clearly, this disease, which strikes men and women, children and adults, people of all races, must be stopped. It is estimated that one and a half million people are now infected with the AIDS virus. The United States has not swapped boatloads of plane loads of American weapons for the return of American hostages, and we will not.