European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. September 15, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 is photo by j King Cru Oei airman Myles cuyos left and . Tim Risley Xith of the 8lsl police so at Rafik it Waters guard against enemy special forces during the Brave defender exercise in Brilain. . Airmen join . And commando fest by j. Kim or Ugek . Bureau Raf , Al though largely unnoticed by most people an enemy legion of sleepers creepers moles and Voles surfaced around Britain in the last week As the country conducted exercise Brave defender. With 65,000 troops including 1,000 members of . Forces defending 200 designated key Points the exercise was billed As the biggest in Britain since world War ii. The exercise depicts the prelude to a soviet invasion. Sleepers soviet a genes living Ordinary lives while waiting to go into action would surface to help elite special purpose soviet forces Landing secretly by air or sea. The Mission of the special purpose forces known by the acro nym spets a. Would be to sabotage key military installations ports communications centers and military depots. The spets a Force was first de scribed in 1982 by i soviet defector now living in Britain under the name Viktor Suvo Rov. He claims there Are 31.000 set Snaz members. The sput Snaz threat led Britain to look closely at its Home defences. The decision was made two years ago to under take Brave defender in 19h5 to find out How Well Britain could defend itself from skillful and determined special forces at tacks. The exercise that began sept. 2 and wound up Friday also sought to determine How Well the country could defend against conventional air attacks on key Points and to determine How such defines could Best be commanded and controlled. A Large scale invasion of Britain in the Early Mages of a War not thought Likely by military experts but heavy air attacks would be expected As would attempts to sabotage vital installations and Lay mines in ports Mcl shipping lanes. That was the scenario wednesday one of the heaviest Days of a action As Media focus shifted to Raf Bent Waters for a demonstration of defensive action in the exercise. For the first time since world War ii. . Forces were taking part in a British exercise in and around some of their own bases. This base and neighbouring Raf Wocl Bridge with their 119 a to Thunderbolt ii anti tank aircraft were chosen to participate in the exercise according to an air Force spokesman because they encompass Large areas where Many participants could play in the exercise. They also have a very important conventional air role that would be utilized in the Early Days of War the spokesman said. Defending the twin bases were 600 air Force Security police drawn from various bases m the United kingdom. The scenario for the demonstration Here said Citi cons had reported enemy special forces in the area. Defense planners expected an attack on a Royal air Force manned rapier mis Sile facility that helps provide anti aircraft defense for the twin bases. The Ripper unit defended by camouflaged air Force Security police hidden in shallow Woods nearby. The spot snap led off their attack with a mortar barrage that immediately Drew Counte firc from the Security police troops. Troops from Britain s Royal Anglia regi ment soon joined in the defense laying Down a smoke screen and assaulting under its cover to kill three of the four soft snap attackers and to capture the fourth. State department report defends support of contras Washington up1 the Reagan administration in what was seen As a response to Nicaragua allegations in the world court Friday defended its support for anti sandinista rebels As necessary to counter nicaraguan the state department issued a 127-Page report on sandinista intervention in Cen trial America the Day after the opening of proceedings in the International court of Justice on Nicaragua s april 9, 1984. Complaint that . Support for the rebels represents state terrorism and violates International Law. The administration does not recognize the court s jurisdiction in the Case and is boycotting the proceedings in the Hague Netherlands. But the issuing of the report and the fact that the department made a top official available to reporters for questions were seen As an indirect response. Cmdr. Luis Carrion Nicaragua s Security chief charged at the court thursday that thousands of nicaraguans died because of the Contra rebels. He said insurgents were weak and disorganized before . Involve ment began in 1981 with a $19 million Grant to the contras. In a seven Page summary that accompanied its report the state department charged a sandinista policy of prolonged War that started in mid-1980 in nearby Al Salvador where the United states supports the government fighting a leftist rebel Force has resulted in thousands of deaths and Over is billion in direct economic dam it also charged sandinista involvement in bombings assassinations and other attacks in Honduras and Costa Rica and a Mas Sive military the evidence Speaks for itself it said. Despite sandinista protestations the re Cord is Clear that they had engaged in Mas Sive armed intervention in the neighbouring states Well before they allege that the United Stales and the other Central american states undertook action against the report much of it based on Public information and Public statements from nicaraguan leaders reaffirmed the Ameri can rationale for its policy toward the marxism cd nation. The Issue in the Defalc Over Central America is not whether outside support for irregular forces fighting their government is Legal or not both the United states and Nicaragua agree that in is a use of Force legally identical to open use of regular armed forces inc report said. The key Issue is whether that use of Force is an unlawful act of aggression or a legitimate response in Coll Clive it said that when the sandinista refused to heed . Warnings against aggression directed at ils neighbors notably Al Salva Dor Washington was forced into its pro Gram of aiding the contras
