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In “Countdown to Space War,” a book published by the Stockholm In let national Peace Research Institute, Dr. Bhupendra Jasani and British journalist Christopher Lee call for a ban on testing and possessing anti- satellite weapons. “A laser beam aimed at a ballistic missile easily could be turned to at tack an enemy satellite, Jasani said. “It’s a very attractive idea to defend ourselves by laser weapons, but un fortunately they have this offensive capability.” Lee said Pentagon sources esti mated “Star Wars” weapons could stop about 40 percent of incoming ballistic missiles, possibly convincing an enemy the only way to win a nu clear war was to unleash a massive onslaught of missiles. “Sixty percent of 10,000 is a lot of missiles,” he said. The authors said that a space war could, ironically, begin on the ground because satellites are useless without their ground stations. “It is certainly understood that So viet Special Forces, known as ‘Spetz- naz,’ have reconnoitered many U.S. satellite ground stations,” the book said. Jasani and Lee also said the space weapons could jam the world’s com puters. “If a defensive X-ray laser weapon is put up, one of the environmental consequences is an electro-magnetic pulse that, carried through on earth, could destroy all computer mem ories and everything that depends on electronics," Jasani said. But Lee said it would probably be well into the next century before the advanced laser and X-ray beam weapons would be ready for use. “People I have spoken to at the Pentagon tell me it could be four or Live years before the research is even finished and then, if Congress agreed to develop the weapons, it could he another 20 years before they’re ready to be deployed,” he said. Reagan, in his “Star Wars” speech last year, announced plans for an anti-missile system to be based on laser, particle beam and satellite technology. Lee said that Reagan’s sug to share U.S. space-weapont# ogy with the Soviet Unionasai end the arms race wouldpnj backfire. The authors said the States was well ahead of the Union in conventional anti-ii. weaponry. Early this yearthel'i States tested an anti-satellite launched from an F-15 plane. This system is quid® more flexible than the Si grou nd-launched “hunter-H' tellite. Soviet scientists couldbeet^ the United States in beanu research, however, they said. “The Soviet Union isn’t around flying biplanes,"Leea! has a large amount of resotir® icated to space activities." 2 Blo 303 C Two Texans killed, six still missing in blaze Fire destroys visit to Philippineslr United Press International MAN I LA, Philippines — A group of American war veterans began a somber trip home Thursday after a sentimental journey to the Phil ippines ended in a hotel fire that 'killed 25 people, including a Dallas couple, and injured 67 others. I he U.S. Embassy in Manila said two members of the American Legion delegation were confirmed dead and six were unaccounted for in the Tuesday night blaze. The embassy identified the Ameri can dead as H.M. Cosnahan and his wife, Cindy, of Dallas. Two of the missing and presumed dead were brothers from Illinois. Eight people of other nationalities also remained unaccounted for in the fire at the historic Pines Hotel in the mountain resort of Baguio, 125 miles north of Manila, officials said. Firefighters recovered more bodies from the debris Thursday, pushing the death toll to 25. Officials said many bodies were charred beyond recognition, causing confusion in the identification process. Sixty-seven people — 36 of them American — also were injured in the fire. 'The Legion group was at the Pines during a tour of the Philippines to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the return of Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur to liberate the country from ]apan, fulfilling his “I shall return” pledge. “We lost some good friends,” said Legionnaire D. Coiner Rosen, 56, of New Market, Va. “And a lot of us who got out lost everything we had with us.” The missing were identified as Charles and June Clark of Tustin, Calif.; Charles and Genevieve Del- ameter of Vacaville, Calif.; Joseph I .lewellyn of LaGrange t lll,,isil liam Llewellyn of Wesiernyj 111. Nearly all group members yd lx*d when the fire erupted nj fourth floor of the woo™ building around ll:30p.in. I Twenty-five Americans wJ hospitalized there in satisiaj condition, the embassysaid. I Baguio Fire Chief Benjanpl nueva said a preliminary iiwsj iion blamed the fireonafaukj trical fixture. Damage itl colonial-style hotel wasestiml $ 15 million. AT AL GE Protesters demand president’s resignation | # PL 10 oc TC SF United Press International MANILA, Philippines — Thou sands of protesters demanded Presi dent Ferdinand Marcos’ resignation Thursday as special prosecutors drew up charges against top military officials accused in the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. Led by Aquino’s widow, some 5,000 people marched through Ma nila to protest a report by a special commission that named the armed forces chief in a wide-ranging mili tary conspiracy to kill Aquino, but made no mention of Marcos. Spectators jammed overpasses and sidewalks to cheer the demon strators as they marched along a 3- mile route, which ended with several hours of anti-Marcos speeches. The findings of the five-member civilian commission, reached after a 10-month inquiry, were turned over to a- Marcos-appointed investigator, who formed a panel to draw up spe cific charges. "We are using the Agrava Board legal panel’s familiarity with existing evidence to help us take a short cut in formulating the charges,” said former Judge Bernardo Fernandez, who heads a prosecution arm called Tanodbayan or Ombudsman. 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