European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. August 21. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 dentist helps Brush up units readiness by Wendy Bourland stiff writer bad , Germany col. Robert augsburger is one dentist who thinks the army should pay As much attention dive deeper than their american counterparts. He said the West needs to improve its anti submarine warfare capabilities. Moore said the United states is less dependent on persian Gulf Oil than the majority of its allies and it is not unreasonable to expect the navies of these coun tries to play their  Moore did not identify any countries by name. The foreword was written and sent to the printers before Britain and France sent mine Hunters and mine sweep Enlo protect their commercial ships in he Region this month. Their decision came after a  Tanker hit a mine just outside the persian Gulf in an area previously thought to be Safe. Britain France Germany Italy and the Netherlands All rebuffed an american request last month to assist . Navy warships that Are escorting kuwaiti tankers through the Gulf. Moore said Japan s Economy which also is heavily dependent on persian Gulf Oil would be wrecked if Large numbers of tankers were unable to make their journeys to Japan. He suggested that Means Japan could Send its warships to the Gulf so Long As they were protecting nothing More than japanese interests. Japan s postwar Constitution forbids it to use armed forces to Settle International disputes. Any suggestion of expanding Japan s self defense Force which is permitted by the Constitution quickly becomes a mat Ter of intense debate within Japan. So presumably the prime source of the Power needed by Japan for the Industrial plants which arc reported to be flooding the . Market with cheap products will continue to be covered by the . Navy Moore wrote. Moore s comments Echo those made by Britain s foreign minister David Mellor who on sunday criticized countries that get most of heir Oil from the persian Gulf bul won t help safeguard shipping  is Wilh some resentment that one notes suggestions from places around the world for a United nations Force in the Gulf Mellor said in a British broadcasting corp. Interview. Mellor said we know full Well that those countries that Are putting Forward those suggestions Are doing nothing whatsoever in pulling the Case to the United nations. Whal might be a possibility is that other countries with an interest in maintaining Freedom of navigation in the Gulf one thinks of some european countries who gel Between 40 percent and Over 60 percent of Oil coming through the sir ail of to Riuz might be prepared to join in the mine sweeping Effort the min ister said. Meteor also did not mention any countries by name. Moore noted he United slates and All other nato countries Are woefully Short of equipment to Hunt and destroy mines. On other issues Moore said the Canadian decision to buy 10 nuclear attack submarines to patrol Arctic Waters is somewhat startling because it s unclear what their targets would be. Appt kid a any hello Pter wednesday checks oat a dhow ital Nuy ban been planting mines in the Persun Golf. But he said the decision is a Radical and Welcome break with past Canadian naval policies. Canada has often been criticized by its nato allies for culling defense spending and not pulling its weight in the Alli Ance. Senate group Tours . Embassy in Moscow Moscow a a delegation of . Senators spent an hour thursday touring the new . Embassy which is unoccupied because of the inability to Jam soviet bugging devices. Sen. Mitch Mcconnell r-ky., told re porters after the tour "1 think our govern ment is really in a dilemma. Obviously mis takes were made. The question is what to do now. And this is certainly a High priority for the foreign relations  Mcconnell a member of the Senate for eign relations committee declined to say if the four senators used children s slates to communicate during their visit the Stales which can be erased by lifting a Clear plastic covering Page were used by congressmen who toured the embassy in april. Also touring the embassy were Sens. Daniel Patrick Moynihan . Paul Sarbanis did. And Terry Sanford d . The eight Story red Brick embassy building stands in Central Moscow about one mile from the Kremlin the United slates has spent about $190 million on the Complex. Major construction on the building was completed in May 1982, Wilh help from soviet workers. . Officials said last year the soviets had implanted listening devices so sophisticated that . Technology could not Jam them. Recommendations Aboul what do to have ranged from tearing Down the top three floors of the building and starting Over 10 building a Safe room either with in the embassy or right outside. The appropriate thing is for the four of us to kick this around and have fur ther discussions when we gel Back to the United slates Mcconnell said. Then we can decide whal we Wani to recommend to our Senate  whatever is decided american officials Here have said they expect to re main in the nearby old embassy building until Aboul 1990,