European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. January 31,1988pago2 the stars and stripes sunday. January  joint chiefs warn on scrapping icbms Washington up the joint chiefs of staff warned in a report to the Senate armed services committee against eliminating All superpower icbms As president Reagan once suggested without adequate verification. The report sharply critical of Rea Gan s idea first advanced at the  Summit in Iceland in 1986, said it would be dangerous difficult and very expensive to shift from missiles to other forms of deterrence. Without adequate and vigorous methods of compliance verification the elimination of strategic ballistic missiles should not be contemplated it said. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the armed services committee released the pcs study he requested last year an said it demonstrates that the administration s 1986 proposal to eliminate All strategic ballistic missiles had not been thought  Nunn said the proposal could have posed serious National Security problems and compelled Large budgetary increases. The lesson we should draw from this re port is that the president should obtain the carefully considered advice of his to military advisers before and not after making such far reaching proposals to the soviet  Reagan suggested the idea in the octo Ber 1986 Summit meeting in Iceland temperatures with soviet Leader Mikhail  proposed that the United states not withdraw from the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty for 10 years if Gorbachev agreed to eliminate the huge missiles. The report said any transition to a Dif Ferent system of deterrence would have to be made very carefully and a shift toward a change in the nature of the deterrent is potentially destabilizing unless implemented in a phased manner that ensures the soviets comply. That the United states acquires the Force Structure required. And that unexpected events do not result in unrecoverable  the future strategic environment it and it said the imprecise nature of deterrence makes it impossible to deter mine exactly what forces would be needed to implement such a proposal the declassified part of the stud Nunn released said a Safe transition to a world without missiles Able to hit . Or soviet territory from missile silos or sub marines could not be undertaken with out spending Levels above current project  if enough Money were devoted Toa Safe transition it said there arc no assurances that the soviet s would Ever accept such a  in fact it said the likelihood of the soviets accepting such a proposal would be relatively Low because it would said would have major uncertainties eliminate their strategic ballistic missiles. And Moscow would Nave substantial which form the Core of their National Covert Strain Capa Ity and me both nations it said would have to build up their Force of bombers to carry air launched cruise missiles and put Tosea additional vessels with Tea launched cruise missiles. The cruise missile is essentially a jul pow Rcd drone aircraft Wilh a nuclear warhead that Flics a com Puter programmed course to its target the study noted that the United states unlike the soviet Union has virtually no strategic air defense and it has no anti ballistic missile defense at All. And a simple replacement of missile with bombers and slim weapons would not maintain a deterrent posture equal to that of today the report said adding that there would need to be improvements made in conventional forces and air defences and there would be a weaponry to help demo hopefuls criticize Reagan each other in s. Dakota debate january 29 i u  Amaru Anchorage Ashbie Nantt  Balmore Bismarck Boston Brown Softa 76 Buralho 48bunmgttn, 25 cases 48  58  57  67 Concego 50 on null 66 co Mibu so. 63cokjmbus.orm 53  28 Daus of worm 70as it do moves 55deuort 43 durum 35 Al Paw 69 Evanov of a flank Fargo fifth tit. 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I m telling you it s not  but the democrats were United i their condemnation of president Reagan accusing him of waiting too Long to tackle the aids epidemic ignoring the rights of workers and following the i. A the wrong policy in supporting the Contra in the minimum wage and asked him Ial contenders rebels i Nicaragua. What is the Philosoph Al base of your there should be no military Aid to voting record Dick the contras and no other kind Faid that Gephardt retorted i Don i question can be diverted into the War said sen. Your motives and i Don t think you Albert Gore of Tennessee. Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri aimed his criticism at attorney general Edwin Meese Iii saying the unite states needs an attorney general who spends time in the courtroom As a prosecutor rather than As a witness in Crimi Nal cases. Mccase has testified in the to also former administration officials and before the grand jury investigating the Iran Contra affair. But Gephardt himself As the current Leader in Iowa polls was the target of a lot of fire from his fellow democrats who criticized him on farm issues Trade and tax Bills. Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois attacked him for voting for reaganomics tax Bills a Grain embargo and against an increase us or _ _ 3ucstion"minc. I think both of us try too what we think is  responding to criticism by Gary Hart that Gephardt s Trade proposals would Lead to a Trade War with Farmers As first casualties the Missouri congressman responded that the former Colorado san Ator stood for the status  Babbitt took Issue with farm legis lation Gephardt is supporting in con Gress saying. Dick Gephardt s Manda tory production controls will destroy our Export markets. That s the conclusion of virtually every economist that s looked at the  Jackson did not attend the de Bate. He went Home to Chicago to re group for the stretch after the deaths of two close friends. 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Other Pentagon tax and Legal experts agreed that the tuition is tax free despite the tax Reform Law that took effect last year. When the new tax Law was formed congressional leaders expressed concern that this Issue might come up under the new tax guidelines which Are changing Over the next several years to ease the nation into the new system. To clarify the Luis Ion assistance Issue Congress included a Section inthe Law stating that whatever Basic military benefits were exempt from taxation on sept. 9, 1986, would continue to be exempt unless they were substantially modified. Tuition assistance Falls under the pro vision. The judge advocate and other Militar Legal experts however cautioned that the tax Reform Law does have Man changes and requires careful Reading.  who need help should Check with their tax officers for assist Ance they said