European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 10, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 mock assault testing nato forces aboard the Sam an up a combat ready Force of  . Marines Learned toward an As Sault Landing tuesday on the beaches of Southern nor Way in a major nato exercise closely monitored by the soviets. The landings Are the  of a massive nato exercise involving 150 ships and 35,000 men from 10 Allied nations. The exercise is code named Northern wedding 86. For nato it will be the biggest amphibious exercise in eight years and the biggest exercise in the area in 30 years. The soviets arc keeping a Clow Eye on proceedings. An unprecedented 10 soviet intelligence gathering ships Are now in the area together with Ihrck Krivak class frigates and a number of sub surface contacts said a nato statement. In addition a Victor Hunter Kilter nuclear submarine and a foxtrot i Csc attack submarine have been sighted on the  a strike Force of around 5,000 men from the 4th Marine amphibious brigade based in North Carolina planned to Storro ashore shortly after first Light and join a strike Force of More than 4,000 British and dutch commandos in a five pronged assault by Heli copter and Landing Craft on Lite coast about 70 Miles Mill of inc norwegian capital of Oslo. The area if the key to the strategically vital soviet Navy exit from the Bailie sea. The 39.000-ton  a vessel that looks like an aircraft Carrier but is a tailor made amphibious assault ship is spearheading the . Naval assault Force of j 6 ships. Hours before the landfall 1st it. . Zolli 27, of Bill Vuc neb., was getting the 67 men in his charge ready to hit the Beach very  our Job is to keep the enemy pinned Down and secure the area. It s a time la Rul everything we do to the lest and do in right he said . Vice adm. Charles r. Larson in command of inc assault Fleet said the aim is to lest Allied ability to resist aggression in the Baltic the Atlantic and the North sea. The first principle of nato s strategy is containment in this Case to bottle up he soviet Fleet in the Bailie using geography to our advantage Larson said the . Force left Norfolk. Va., on aug. 17. Already they have staged a mock Landing in North Ern Norway beyond the Arctic Circle practice anti submarine warfare and dodged scores of mock air at tacks As they a caved across he North sea. The exercise was marred by tragedy aug. 29 when Highl . Marines were killed in a helicopter crash off Northern Norway. Last week a . Navy Pilot was killed in a flying Mission Over the North sea. . Accuses soviets of violating treaty on biological arms Geneva Switzerland a the United Stales on tuesday accused the soviet Union of producing stockpiling and using biological weapons in Viola Tion Ofa 14-year-old International treaty. The allegations came in a speech by Donald Lowitz the chief . Delegate on the second Day of a conference re viewing the 103-nation bacteriological and toxin weapons Accord. The soviet representative. Viktor iss Ralyan denied the accusations and said they represented a . Attempt to undermine the 1972 Accord. The soviet Union opposes the at tempts aimed at undermining the convention by various accusations he said. Iss Ralyan said soviet research and development involving microorganisms and toxins Are carried out with peaceful ends Only Lowitz said the soviet Union has continued to maintain an offensive biological warfare program and capability and has been involved in the production and use of toxins for Hosu c purposes in Laos Cambodia and Afghanistan. He said there also was evidence that the so vices. Had transferred Tii Xin weapons to Vietnam. President Reagan made similar allegations in his ws5 report on non compliance with arms control accords. The treaty under review baits development production stockpiling and Possession of toxins and biological agents except for peaceful purposes. It was negotiated by the 18-nation . Disarmament committee which has since been replaced by the 40-nation conference on disarmament which meets twice a year in Geneva. Israelyan and Lowit head their respective delegations to that conference. The treaty is overseen by inc . Security Council. Lowitz urged conference delegates to use inc three week session in agree on measures that could help provide amur Ance thai permitted activities Are Nul being used As a cover for prohibited a  this concern a been raised by other delegates and observers to inc Confer ence who say modern technology such As Gene splicing have made biological weapons More feasible for military use. For example a deadly Sims could be cloned quickly in an Ordinary size Laboratory they say. Lowitz said some investigations into alleged violations of inc 1972 treaty have been impeded but he did not elaborate. Lowitz said the United states has abide by the treaty and will continue 10 do so iss Ralyan speaking at a press Confer ence said inc soviet delegation had been instructed to seek a spirit of cooperation not Confron Lalion. At the conference. We want to Sec whal other countries believe can be done to strengthen the treaty he said adding thai the soviet Union does nol see an urgent need la Amend in. Israel Van said the soviets arc open to any proposals other delegates might make including on How to guard against cheating. The treaty contains no clause on How in can be verified. He said the . Allegations of soviet violations concerned him because such allegations in inc Pasi have been a pre Lude to Start massive new programs of developing new  Many songs and Many stories Patricia Best noted photogenic Vitoli eur photo contest. Best whose tins nist and captured the musician on film band is assigned to ill co 3rd in in win first place in the color print 35th Armor tilled her photo Many people category of the 1986 usar songs and Many  major attacks on afghan guerrillas reported Islamabad Pakistan a soviet and afghan jets blasted the Hills North of Kabul we rec armoured columns and infantry bunched ground attacks against guerrilla positions diplomatic sources said tuesday. The Western sources said soviet and afghan forces launched a major offensive last thursday against guerrilla units in the Raghman area North of the capital. The offensive was intended to try to Force inc guerrillas out of Raghman and end frequent insurgent Al lacks on Kabul they said. The diplomatic sources Atso reported tuesday that there had been fighting South of Kabul in Lowhar and Kabul provinces. Soviet jets bombed the town of Qara Bash near Kabul and destroyed Homes and crops in retaliatory actions they said. Soviet and afghan air and ground forces began the operation in Raghman which is in inc Hills about 12 Miles North of Kabul with a massive artillery and rocket bombardment that lasted More than four hours the sources said. Soviet ground attack icis blasted the Raghman Hills in Waves of up to six planes at a time As the fighting continued for iwo Days and Waves of helicopter gunships and troop carriers were seen flying from an air base in Kabul toward Raghman the sources said. Large troop movements also were sighted they said. Page hmm City was bombed in the fighting and there were civilian casualties but no figures were available. The sources said. The Western sources said reports on Ovici and afghan losses in the fighting were sketchy but some reports said up to 50 soviet soldiers had either been killed or captured. The Western sources said they had no information on guerrilla losses. Guerrilla officials based in Pakistan also reported heavy fighting in inc Raghman area bul they said they had few details because of the Long delay in getting information out of Afghanistan by couriers. Afghanistan s communist government has claimed a major Victory in the fighting. Radio Kabul in reports the past few Days has said Large but unspecified num Bers of guerrillas were killed or captured