estern defense topic of forum Monday, April 4, 1983/The Battalion/Page 3 percent ectedd o Seweti equira andards iment(|t cico sekt EPAadj a result! ig thes o.). Asli ; House n offol tat EPA of rmg’ man all linistuiij I sul lining 1 peoplei ivironts chief) ke thei â– dingiol Vlaskatj >rmer liscouftl by Gary Barker Battalion Staff When the former heads of late of the world’s three most owerful Western nations meet anight, it is unlikely they will iiscuss old friends or old days, lather, they will discuss some of he most serious issues currently aced by the West — specifically, he proposed deployment of nedium-ranged nuclear mis- ( les and the currently stale- ated talks related to their de- loyment. In tonight’s lecture, Former â– Vest German Chancellor Hel mut Schmidt, Former British Irime Minister Edward Heath ind Former President Gerald ford will discuss the current iconomic state of the West and lie military and defensive capa city of Western Europe, said atrick Woods, public relations jonsultant for the lecture series. The forum, “The Future of e Western Alliance,†is being ponsored by the MSC Endowed ,ecture Series and will be mod- bated by NBC newsman Mar vin Kalb. Any discussion of the defense (Western Europe involves the Jnited States through its link in he North Atlantic Treaty Orga- lization. The original treaty, signed in 949, united Britain, France, ielgium, the Netherlands, Italy, 'ortugal, Denmark, Iceland, iorway, Canada and the United ftates in a pledge to assist each ither in the case of aggression igainst any of the members. Jreece and Turkey became uembers in 1951. In 1955 — only a few days efore the Soviet Union and sev- ral Eastern European nations igned the Warsaw Pact, the [ommunist military counter to 1ATO — West Germany be- ame a formal member of ATO. The underlying agreement f NATO is that the United tales promised to use nuclear capons to deter a Russian jttack. However, in the last de- pde Western Europeans have come worried about the unerican deterrence, citing a [towing number of Soviet land- lased, intermediate-range mis- |iles aimed at Western Europe. Currently the United States las no medium-range missiles jased in Europe. France and Britain have 162 medium-range luclear missiles, but they are not under NATO jurisdiction. The Soviet Union now has 333 triple-warhead SS-20 mis siles, with a range of 3,000 miles, and 280 older SS-4s and SS-5s, also medium-range. West Germany and several other NATO members, con cerned about the growing Soviet intermediate arsenal, asked the United States in 1977 for U.S. weapons to counter the imba lance. As a result, the Carter administration agreed in 1979 to deploy missiles in Europe by December 1983 while promising to conduct arms reductions talks at the same time. Specifically, the United States promised to place 572 interme diate-range missiles on Euro pean soil. Of the 572 missiles, 108 are Pershing I Is bound for West Germany to replace the shorter-range Pershing Is that have been around since 1969; the other 464 missiles are Toma hawk ground-launched cruise missiles that are scheduled to be placed in Britain, Belgium, Ita ly, the Netherlands and West Germany. But the proposed missile de ployment has had its problems. Among them are technical diffi culties, budget problems in Con gress and political opposition in Western Europe, where a grow ing number of people favor a nuclear freeze. Many political analysts see West Germany as the key-to de ployment, partly because it is closer to the Soviet Union and because other countries in West ern Europe may be looking to West Germany to see if they agree to the full deployment. Some analysts in the Reagan administration cited the re- election of West German Chan cellor Helmut Kohl in March as a reason to believe that the West German people may be willing to accept the missiles. However, even with the outcome of that election, deployment will be a politically volatile issue. But the United States and Western Europe are hoping they will never have to deploy the missiles — or all of them, anyway. In Geneva, Switzer land, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces talks between the United States and the Soviet Union recently adjourned in a stalemate. Reagan outlined for NATO a program called the “zero- option,†in which the United States would cancel the planned NATO missile deployment if the Soviets would agree to dis mantle the missiles they already have in place. But last week, just before the talks adjourned for a two-month recess, Reagan backed down from the extreme zero-option due to pressure from NATO leaders. Instead, he proposed an interim approach, suggesting that the two superpowers limit the number of medium-ranged missiles on both sides. In a United Press Interna tional report last week, one U.S. official said that while the new proposal would not mention specific numbers, it would seek a verifiable plan to include equal numbers of U.S. and Soviet mis siles. Under the plan, French and British missiles would not be counted, and the Soviets would not be allowed to move missiles from Europe to Asia. United Press International reported that Reagan said Tueasday that if there is no agreement with the Kremlin leaders, the United States will go forward with plans to deploy the missiles in five European coun tries beginning in December. Many NATO leaders ap plauded the interim proposal, saying that it was at least a small step in the direction of an agree ment. But on Saturday, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said the proposal was unnacceptable and that the Soviet Union would propose counter-measures if any of the missiles are deployed. In addition to defense prob lems, the lecture tonight also will focus on Western economic problems, including high unem ployment in West Germany, as well as in the United States and Great Britain. Heath told an audience at Rice University last week that the United States is too obsessed wath the Soviet Union and should focus on European eco nomic problems instead. Tonight’s program will start with an opening statement, last ing 10 to 15 minutes, from each of the three men. After the in troduction questions will be pre sented. Members of the audi ence can submit questions be fore the program and give them to Kalb for screening. The lecture will begin at 8 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium, and tickets are still available at the MSC Box Office. ston residents’ food rive helps community by Angel Stokes Battalion Staff Aston Hall residents ended Ibeir second canned food drive â– or the year on Friday and plan So deliver the proceeds to Twin rat'll rity Mission in Bryan, sp* I Aston Vice President Paul ',0bf|' Cummings said Sunday that the rap tanned food drive, held March A He! il through April 1, netted two gjntliK grocery sacks of canned goods, Ojjj[ : :lothes and $187 to buy more pods. “The credit for the success of ^ j;his project goes to the wing rep- jf.| fesentatives and residents ol i| Aston,†Cummings said. Wing †epresentatives went door-to- ntWflioor asking residents for can- led goods or money. He said that with the money, he and one of the residence hall advisers would buy more can ned goods and then deliver them to the mission. The dorm decided to sponsor the canned food drive again be cause the drive held in the fall was successful, Cummings said. The canned food drive is one of several service projects that iT' JoiiA Tonight! Rock-N-Roll Night 5€ Draft beer IOC bar drinks 7-10 p.m. 1600 8. College 779-6529 Forum speakers Gerald R. Ford Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, served 25 years in the U.S. House of Representa tives. He was nominated vice president Oct. 12, 1973, to succeed Spiro T. Agnew, who resigned. He succeeded to the presidency following the res ignation of Richard M. Nixon and served from Aug. 3, 1974, to Jan. 20, 1977. He was defe ated by Jimmy Carter in 1976. Helmut Schmidt Formerly chancellor of West Germany, Helmut Schmidt served eight years before he was ousted in 1982 when the Free Democrat Party gave its support to Helmut Kohl’s Christian Democrats. An economist, he served as joint minister of economics and finance, as finance minis ter and as defense minister. Schmidt was one of the founders of the Economic Summits, which began in 1975 to coordinate the poli cies of the major western states. Edward Heath Edward Heath became Bri tain’s prime minister June 18, 1970 and served as prime minister for four years. His term saw major conflicts in northern Ireland and the first national coal miners strikes. Heath was the driving force behind a larger British role in European affairs and counts among his greatest triumphs Britain’s entry into the European Community in 1971. Marvin Kalb Marvin Kalb is the chief di plomatic correspondent for NBC News in Washington, D.C. 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