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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
■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
■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
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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. In addition to covering
Embassy Row as NBC’s chief
diplomatic correspondent, he
is also the regular panelist on
Meet the Press and anchor
man for NBC White Paper
documentaries on foreign
policy.
Aston is involved in this semes
ter. On April 30, Aston residents
will take approximately 20 chil
dren from the local Headstart
Program — a program for
underprivileged children — to a
local park to cook hot dogs. Af
ter the cook-out, the group will
visit Pooh’s Park — an amuse
ment center in College Station.
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