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A&M researcher plays Sovie
in U.S. government war gam
By SCOTT SUTHERLAND
Staff Writer
A Texas A&M researcher has
been playing the role of Russia in a
Star Wars game with the U.S. Mili
tary.
Dr. Richard Thomas, head of the
Center for Strategic Technology Re
search, says the center participated
as a member of the red team in a De
partment of Defense drill.
The drill was designed to test a sa
tellite’s ability to knock down Soviet
ICBM’s before they can strike their
targets in the United States and to
explore the Soviets’ ability to shoot
down a satellite, Thomas says.
When the defense department is
considering a new weapon, it assem
bles red, white and blue teams,
which compete in a war game acting
as Soviet and American forces.
The red and blue teams were
composed of military officers and
engineers from private industry.
Thomas was the only University pro
fessor involved in the games.
The white team, the Rand Cor
poration, served as the umpire of
the game.
Since the game is based on simu
lated warfare, the white team makes
sure each team’s responses are docu
mented. It also chooses the winner
when the game is completed.
The blue team — acting as the
U.S. military — deploys the satellite
weapon, while the red team — the
Soviets— tries to knock it down.
Thomas says the group relied on
Soviet military reports and papers
written by Soviet officers to second-
guess what the Soviet Union would
do. He says this military doctrine is
considered a highly reliable source
for researchers.
Thomas says Soviet military offi
cers write about their plans and
ideas quite extensively. And because
of the Soviet military’s highly cen-
When the defense depart
ment is considering a new
weapon, it assembles
teams, which compete in a
war game acting as Soviet
and American forces.
ing results in their ability toils
against nuclear attack, Tnoniai
The results of the gamearei
fied, but Thomas says that be
of the game, the military no*
better idea of what system is fa
Thomas says the real object
the game is to determine the
reliable and cost-effective syster
tralized chain of command, these pa
pers are considered Soviet military
policy, Thomas says.
Thomas adds that the Soviets
have written about a space-based de
fense plan for the past 20 years.
“The Soviets regard space as the
high ground in battle,” Tnomas says,
“and they understand whoever con
trols that high ground has the ad
vantage in a confrontation.”
President Reagan labeled this sa
tellite system “Strategic Defense Ini
tiative” during a speech in March of
1985. In that speech, Reagan asked
Congress to appropriate funds for
further researen and developm
ofSDI.
the United States. In effect,lit
the real winner of the games
American people, because thej
helps direct constructive enera
one direction.
Thomas also says the Soviti
trine he has researched provide
deuce that the Soviets have
working on their own system.
jpment
However, Congress was skeptical
could
about a satellite system that could hit
a moving target from great dis
tances. One congressman called it
“nothing more than a billion dollar
pipe dream.”
But Thomas says he feels the sys
tem is workable and SDI is hardly a
pipe dream.
“I think we can have something in
the sky within 10 years,” Thomas
says. “The most important thing we
have to decide is what type of system
we want to use.”
A great deal of the debate over
the feasibility of a space-based de
fense has centered over the question
of what type of firing system will be
used.
Not all of the weapons had pleas-
And, he says, their surprij
we have begun extensive reseaic
our system is just a front.
“The Soviets have know
quite some time that we havt
working on a space system
we’ve known about theirs,"Hi
says. “It’s just when they ha:
president say we are going loi
rate research that they get worn
Thomas also says the Sovie;
slightly ahead of us in SDI resti
but not so far ahead that wt
catch them. Once the pow
American technology is relo
Thomas says he believes wewi
pass them.
And Thomas says he is conn
that the Soviets’ fear of outlet
logical might is the reason fw
antics at Geneva.
“It’s no secret that the Soviet
ahead of us in space-based
research, but they don't was
compete with us at this tc
Thomas says. “Anything theya
to stall us works to their advant
he says. “They don’t wantusto
them at SDI the way we beattlic
the moon.”
Mexico aid plan to be presented
By MEG CADIGAN
Staff Writer
International Student Association
President Luis Rodriguez and the
president of the Mexican Student
Association will present plans of aid
for Mexican earthquake victims to
the Memorial Student Center Coun
cil today.
The council will hold its fourth
regular meeting in 216T MSC at 7
p.m.
President Denis Davis will an
nounce the appointment of two new
council members, Executive Vice
President for Marketing and Person
nel Robert Bisor and Vice President
of Finance Perry Eichor.
Also, Joe Acosta recently was
named chairman of CAMAC, Com
mittee for Awareness of Mexican/A
merican Culture.
Executive Vice President for Pro
grams David Klosterboer and Vice
President for Development Jill
Thrash will be giving reports to the
council.
Thrash’s report will cover a recent
Enrichment Fund Board Meeting.
The board has not met for the last
18 months because they had few
solid agenda items and were more
concerned with day-to-day func
tioning, Thrash said.
Student Government’s
the year also will be present
council.
Several MSC leadership posa
are still open, according to a re
council memo:
• Vice President for Cuk
Programs.
• Director of Operations
ningand Research.
• Director of Financial Plan
and Analysis.
• Amateur Radio Chairman.
• International Program 0
mittee Chairman.
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tions should contact Davis or Bis
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