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March 1988 (vol. 4, #3)
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1601 N. Tucson Blvd. Suite 9, Tucson, AZ 85716 c 1988 J Orient
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MAKING THE WORLD "SAFE"
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-The INF Treaty promises to accomplish what the "peace"
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movement failed to do with demonstrations: the removal of the
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Pershing II missiles from Europe. Many cherish hope that this is
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a step toward peace in our time. But a look at the arithmetic is
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far from reassuring.
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Number of nuclear warheads to be dismantled: exactly
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zero (0).
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Soviet ballistic missiles to be banned: approximately
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eight (8)% of the total capable of reaching Free Europe
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("approxi-mately" because the exact number of such missiles is
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unknown).
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American ballistic missiles to be banned: one hundred
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percent (100%) of those based in Europe and capable of reaching
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the Soviet Union.
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Soviet leaders will sleep better at night once the
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Pershing IIs are gone. The reason is that these missiles are
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just a few minutes away from the Kremlin, and are accurate enough
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to find their way down a preselected chimney, or to destroy a
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Fuehrer bunker by a direct hit with a ground burst. They
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threaten what the Soviet leaders value most themselves.
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The Pershing II also threatens vitally important military
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targets: antiballistic missile sites and hardened command and
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control centers. And unlike the MX and other American ICBMs,
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which are deployed in sitting)duck mode, the Pershing II is
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mobile, i.e. survivable.
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It is thought that Soviet compliance (or noncompliance)
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with the deal can be verified. (According to the CIA, the
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probability of detecting illegally deployed Soviet SS-20s, by
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improved satellites not yet in orbit, is as high as 20%.) The
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penalty for noncompliance is that we might not want to sign
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another treaty with them. (Past noncompliance, however, hasn't
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caused us to carry out such a dire threat.)
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It is quite possible that this deal might make Europe
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safe from an actual Soviet strike. European hostages would
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remain alive, their wealth undamaged, ready to be plundered at
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will. If deterrence fails (due to absence of the deterrent
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force), unconditional surrender is the back)up plan for
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preventing nuclear war.
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But there will still be nuclear armed ballistic missiles
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on Soviet and American soil and beneath the high seas. So the
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possibility of nuclear conflict remains.
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Nonetheless, the INF Treaty is a necessary step in making
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the rest of the world safe -- for a Soviet first strike against
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the US.
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One year ago, Robert Jastrow warned that the US had five
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years in which to construct a defense. March 23, 1988, will be
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the fifth anniversary of President Reagan's "Star Wars" speech.
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As yet, no strategic defenses have been deployed.
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Only the government can construct a strategic defense.
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But you can help with the first layer of "passive" defense. Have
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you built your shelter yet? Or stored food for your family and
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neighbors?
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Arizona Calendar
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June 9. Arizona Medical Association Continuing Medical Education
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Program, Loew's Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson. To implement last
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year's resolution favoring civil defense, a half)day educational
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program on topics related to civil defense will be presented both
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morning and afternoon. Dr. Petr Beckmann will discuss
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"Chernobyl, Etc.: Nuclear Accidents and Terror." Dr. Arthur
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Robinson will discuss "Radiation Effects from Nuclear Weapons."
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Dr. Kenneth Lucas will speak on "Shelters: Lessons from the
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Hamburg Firestorm." Mr. Eugene Zutell of the Arizona Division of
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Emergency Services will describe "Nuclear Weapons Effects: Myths
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and Realities." Dr. Jane Orient will show slides from the USSR
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Department of Civil Defense, and a videotape describing actual
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blast shelter tests. Mark your calendar and plan to take
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advantage of this unique educational opportunity.
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Food Storage PlanKuoK
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A supply of food that would provide a balanced diet for
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one person for a year can be purchased for about $100 plus
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freight, if ordered in 20-person quantities from Prepared,ness
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Products, telephone 801-292-3481. One truckload would provide
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for 73 persons. Arizona residents interested in purchasing a
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part of a truckload please telephone 325-2689. Make a purchase
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before April 30, and get a discount on a subscrip,tion to the
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Fighting Chance Newsletter. (If you can get a better price, by
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all means take advantage of it.)
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Petition Your Government
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The least costly contribution you can make to the cause
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of homeland defense is to obtain signatures on the enclosed
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petition and mail it to the address at the bottom of the page.
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Even a few signatures would be appreciated but be sure to xerox
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the entire page if you'd like to obtain more.
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