European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday decembers 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 9 peace activists claim credit for missile pact inf treaty opinions in Western Europe by Joseph Owen mde Treavis stiff writers German peace activists say their political pressure helped Force a Deal on Middle Range mis silo and they Don t plan to quit in the Wake of the Accord signed tuesday in Washington. The treaty is no reason for us to lean Back and take it easy. There s a German saying that one s appetite grows As one eats said Michael Schroerer spokesman for the Green party in Bonn. In other words we be tasted blood because we feel it was the world peace movement that gave the politicians the courage to begin considering perennial demonstrators at the army s Pershing ii missile storage site in Mut Langen celebrated the pending treaty with a party sunday but they prom ise they won t leave until the missiles do no matter How Long thai takes. And they expect to focus on other protest targets after the missiles Are gone. I am very very relieved because i m apprehensive thai the stationing of Pershing ii rockets made the outbreak of a nuclear War very probable said Christoph then a coordinating member of the 2, civil disobedience until disarmament. We were Lucky that no political confrontation Between the superpowers developed during the period a bin the rockets were but while he thinks the treaty diminishes the threat of War then said the arms race is proceeding unchecked in other areas such As the expansion of the United slates nuclear first strike capability through the deployment of submarines equipped with nuclear weapons. Also nuclear rockets will still exist in Germany and it s possible that their armaments could been handed. We can t accept that under any circumstances then said. Then lives with six other civil disobedience Active the missiles on the table United san of rattly less Omlah War Imam v equiv Leni to 2qosxk lout of int numb of of Rob 208 in Wilom Euratt Bruin. Wan of whiny die Nikki hindi. 8elgiun my Italy ring t.120miih sin 34.41h Dubuc Tow Zotck a Kiho from 1.000 la 50.00 1 Squi Eatonl it of Lent Mem to play i 101 in will Ger my Soto Tunem a us cd
