European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 08, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday August 8, 1978 defense nuclear Agency report Russ a Edge called Likely _. To Cortat 1 anti by Drew Middleton new York not the soviet Union has attained or is moving toward superiority in 10 of 13 strategic nuclear forces and weapon systems according to a report sponsored by the defense nuclear Agency. The report said that the United states advantage in submarine launched missiles with multiple warheads and in intercontinental bombers could be eroded by the soviet Union s development of such warheads for it submarine missiles and the inclusion of a controversial bomber known in the West a backfire in its strategic calculations. The report was prepared by Santa be Alexandria. Va., for the defense nuclear Agency which is the defense department Agency charged with nuclear weapons management. The circulation of the report a to officials in the defense foment. Has irritated administration. Who fear that it May undermine Public support for a new agreement limiting Strate Gic arms. Officials characterized the report As a Valu Able academic study that did not reflect de be department views. Those views are1 a soviet Edge in some areas such As explosive Power of missiles has been offset by american qualitative improvement including missile the late 1980s, the report says the soviet Union had achieved Equality in numbers of land based missile launchers. In multiple warheads for land based missiles in the weight that a land based missile can deliver to a target and in the combined explosive Power of land based and submarine based now. The report says the russians have achieved Equality or advantage in additional Fields including the number of submarine based launchers the total number of Long de missiles and bombers the ability of based missiles to destroy hardened tar gets and the ability to retaliate after sustain ing a strike the report covers the period from 1960. When the United states advantage in Al Fields was unquestioned to 1982, when the russians will have drawn Well ahead in Allbut three areas. Discussing trends in Ameri can and soviet strategic nuclear forces the report lists the forces in which the russians hold an total numbers of Long Range missiles and Ork together infighting blindness nations urged Oxford. England a experts on undress from 44 countries were told Here re by that As Many As 250.000 children a Yea going Blind in developing countries by Buse of Vitamin statistic was quoted by a represent Ive from Helen Keller International of new Park City at a conference called by the inter onal Agency for the prevention of Blind i which is based in Britain. The Agency s president. Sir John at the conclusion of the three Day meet w that nations must work together to reduce he economic loss and human misery at pre flit resulting from 40 million Blind people Ink f among the american delegates were Edward Maumenee and or. Karl Kumpf rot Johns Hopkins . National Eye Institute provided statistics showing that the number of Blind people in the developing countries could in crease five fold in less than so years unless medical Aid reached them in time. Delegates heard that for $5, the sight of a asian villager suffering from cataracts could be restored for so cents sufferers of trachoma May be relieved and for 20 cents Vita min capsules can be provided a child living Inan area of blinding malnutrition. Agency press spokesman Christophe Friend said reflecting the world health organization priority for the prevention of blindness Many governments have pledged major resources to this cause including statement from president Carter dated May 2. 1978 the scandinavian governments Australia saudi Arabia and the Gulf states and bombers it says the soviet Union will 2 to 1 in 19o. This includes an sgt Oystol to land based launchers and to to Subt Nartate based sales will preserve a Lead of 3 to 2 m bomb fhe report Points out that soviet anti Ballis tic missile forces defensive radar systems and air defense forces Are Superior to those of the United states which in fact has no abm Sythe a porn also states that if the backfire bomber were included in the Overall picture the apparent . Advantage in bombers would Beor Oded. The americans contend that the backfire can Fly intercontinental mis Sions the russians insist it has Only medium the United states will maintain an advantage of 3 to 1 in the Overall total of multiple warheads in 1982, the report says. The advantage is greatest in submarine launched mis Siles 9 to 6, in land based missiles the russians have an Edge of 7 to 2. Submarine launched missiles is another category where the american advantage is endangered. The russians Are known to remaking efforts to develop and deploy multiple warheads for their submarine is less certainty about future soviet weaponry. According to intelligence sources the a asians Are developing a new heavy land based missile to replace the ss-11, whose warhead was estimated by the West at one to two 1982, the report estimates the russians will also have an advantage of 3 to 2 in hard target kill the capability to kill a hard target that is a hardened missile silo is a key element in the strategic balance. It is a measure used As an indicator of counter Force capability. The american As sumption is that a first strike in a nuclear War would be launched by the soviet Union. Con sequently the resistance of american silos i which the United states most advanced land based missile the minuteman. 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