European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse . Helps town Cope with growth of Navy base Mmel a pm Mistoc St a tit of by William e. Schmidt new York times through most of the 1970s, the Only new business that came to Camden county in Georgia was the traffic off frite stale 95. There was shrimping and a paper Mill but like the local school enrolment the Economy was mostly on the decline. Then the Navy announced plans to turn a 25-Square mile expanse of slash Pine and saw grass Marshland Al St. Marys into the Easl coast base for the Navy s new Trident submarine. By 199b. The $1.6 billion base the largest peacetime construction project in Navy history will swell the county s population to nearly 40,000 residents More Hen three limes los current size. The King a boy submarine base la the largest of severe military projects thai will bring jobs economic benefits and growth to communities around the nation. As the Reagan administration continues a military buildup. In addition to the West coast Trident base in Bangor wash., which opened in 1961, the army is building a $1 billion infantry training Center near Watertown . And the Navy is expanding Tallue in m cities from Everett wash., to Salen Island . That expansion is part of the Navy s plan to disperse a larger number of ships Over a greater number of ports. Although there is persistent talk in Congress about closing bases to help trim the Federal budget building military bases Alii makes Lor Pood politics. In lad the administration s vast military budgets have ended a two decade trend of base closings and consolidation of Domestic military facilities at the same tone the buildup hot Aho Farad in defense department to take a More Active role in providing economic assistance to communities like Bangor end is marys As they adjust to the added Strain on Public facilities and utilities. In so Mary where the flood of new jobs and new residents has already overloaded roads and local services the defense department so Lar has. Spent $15 Milf on to help build new schools and fire stations expand water and sewer lines hire additional police officers and buy police cars arid garbage trucks. By 1990. When the base opens the Navy estimates it Wilt have spent More than $35 million in economic assistance Here. Since the Federal government has eliminated a Tot of its economic assistance programs to local governments we Hove had to pick of some of the alack said Robert m. Rarer Trie director of the defense department s of tace of economic adjustment while the Agency was formed 25 years ago to help local communities Deal with the Impact of Basa closings Rauner says that most of the work now involves helping governments adjust to base expansions. If we Don t help plan and finance the extra classrooms or the new roads or the sanitation facilities to serve the people who follow us in he said then exploring the Art of nuclear brinkmanship political military simulations by Bryan Bromley associated press Democrat sch i of the House foreign aft arcs it s Only a game a War game but it is More than thai and he list of players reads like a who s Woof Washington. The goal la to explore the Art Fnu cief committee was White House chief of staff Eugene Rostow who headed the Anns control and disarmament Agency for Reagan was Secretary of state and Brent Snowcroft was Natteal Security adviser the Job role he played for former resident Ford to blot team the us. Leaders sat in one Roosov a Spoti n face and to to topple the t the soviet onion boost Vraa shipments to Nicaragua and to to Wawriw Horne Luada Pakistan Fawn Golf the the script Art Ufi i _ j Stu ii Tai Pstir Jimini let october. In Al Tot went Swine non so Council my Tate of m unhappy. A Bond of Tefr Fata hijacks an air plane end wat they nato a in Sec. They Are the scripts Loftt Caf military simulations that self proclaimed chief puppeteers Robert Kupperman and Andrew Goldman stage at the Georgetown in Hench Cento for strategic and International studies. Smiter games a a run by the joint analysts directorate at the Pentagon. The Federal emergency management Agency conducts simulations with officials involved in natural do taste Relief. And a gaming program a being developed at the state department s foreign service Frie hittite to explore potential crises around the Globe. Fed rat War games Rafun Toto main groups those using advanced computers to predict the performance i weapons systems and those putting re Asfe Leader Inta Cosea. Confronted with a demented pm Ideal everyone scampered to Gat copies of the Zsofe to finer out Tow they could out rid of inc net Kurt new. Who denied that thee modelled on any forme Leader. In another game last january a b networks invited nationwide Talevi Tion to. Tie Bod � Sadat Tow up to Centra America Andi attacks Onia Witt the babe team got so Imd they wanted ten attn but bund their Taja a Upperm game aare Obs evea Are dosed to outs Deta because toe Are dealing with internal reactions and matter said Hans Bannen Dojk who is a doing up games for the state department try the most recent Georgetown encounter Tamer Navy undersecretary James Wootsey played the president Robert my Gaitane. One Tine National Security adviser to president Reagan was defense Secretary us Aspin Csc to the Cable Newa new Ofrand try Pulte Yalam. official Farn Niar with 0wgeer Tel wit Gam Davac Ribett them As prey nifty. And Well put together but declined to say whether they resembled Simuta Fons staged by the generals. Page 16 the stars and stripes am tar do tent who Slob spoke on Condo ton of Anonym by be scribed flaming As at he Pentagon such games do not predict the future. But if done intelligently they can have a very positive effect As saturday. July 19,1988 a training device Arttra Way to Avem mistakes in foreign policy said Lincoln Bloomfield apolitical scientist who is helping develop to state . War games were Dew of Inith Vvncent Nytra prussian generals end ten Ramdai Edalor Fer Ftp War ii to help . Leaders address the fast moving Cria Raof the nuclear age. Vat wanted to squeeze the american decision swung process and see How it operates said Boomfield who pioneered what a Calls peace gome policy improvement games in die late 1950s. Bce Rafield a professor at the Massachusetts to Alitta of technology served on president Carter s National Security Council. A the Georgetown games the players watch simulated newscasts to heighten the sense of crisis. Sometimes sold scupper Mon the players lose Back of the reality that tails is a in the october and january games which pitted the United states against the soviet Union the american team sought to avoid conflict with Moscow. Nobody wanted to fire a shot Kupperman said. It maybe Hal the awesomeness of the nuclear arsenals on both sides Reaby temper Bui in the May Ywit in. Which the United a Fatwa faced terrorist who did not have direct soviet a Cunfer. Of neurons gained the upper hand. The players we wog to escalate a Bro e weird cart of regardless of Kremlin react Kwi said Goldberg. The american team
