winoe systems knock Soviet mand bunkers suomaine Minuteman systems strike strategy, underground Pershing RCOBB Cruise missile.
marines could result in the nuclear annuclear forces remain larger and more Soviet Luci the growth of Soviet nuclear forces since ine buildup, mid-1960s means the Pentagon is no longer able to threaten the Soviet Union with nuclear tack without risking mutual anPD 59, the Pentagon needed a sennes oriew accurate enough out small targets like missile silos and comhad already developed two such systems - the Trident IlI groundlaunched missile. In addition, underwater detection had been invented, enabling the US Navy to pinpoint the location of Soviet nuclear suomarines and wipt them out in a preemptive strike.
But to implement its first the Pentagon needs four additional weapons systems: the MX Blockbuster missile, a higly accurate nuclear weapons capable of destroying command posts dent II submarine missile; the Of these four new weapons are already deployed, and the Pershing 1 and Cruise missiles are scheduled to be deployed in Western Europe, from which they could hit targets in the Soviet Union in as little as tour minutes Through its massive nuclear WaCa cost at least $200 billion over the next five years, washington hopes to return to the good old days when it could threaten the Planners neutron bomb is not restricted to use on the plains of Europe more tikely arena tor sa H1OIC likely al Cic neutron bomb, as some Pentagon officials themselves have acknowledged.
planniels Chave gIven considerable thought to how US forces could seize Middle Eastern oil fields • In lne event of a revolution that top ples a regime allied to the US or as part of a US-backed inva
SATURDAY four chained themselves to the railings at Greenham Common airforce base in Berkshire, one of the proposed Cruise missile sites. there until their demand for a televised debate between government representatives is met.
They want to use such a debate to They intend to remain chers.
themselves and from Cardiff, taking ten days.
Newbury miles
Greenham Common) they were joined by CND groups from different parts of Britain, and a rally was held outside the base with speeches from the marFront line The first speaker, Pettitt, said: 'The people of Britain women's example which nuclear Soviet organiser Anne Ignorance sites in Britain - we are calling on our sisters everywhere to follow these Other marchers spoke of their total opposition to the kind of society in war is possible. woman read from a letter from the Peace Committee and Soviet Womens Committee.
ago.
into all the organisations belong to. First strike the Many people weapons like weapons of defence. must avoid its mistakes of 20 years We ignore winning the labour movement to our cause at our peril. We must take nuclear disarmament that we still think that Cruise missiles are But we have no