European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Burt wants allies to Widen role Page 2 d Uso wit reopen Naples facility Page 3 g mandatory aids tests of d by Senate Page 5 g Jordan bulls charge past cars Page 21 the stars Andis ripes vol. 47, no. 13 saturday april 30, 1988 coed morning d8693 a soviets building giant bunkers to survive War Pentagon says by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington the soviet Union s lop leaders arc vigorously pursuing construction or an extensive Bunker Complex capable of accommodating thousands of people 1o ensure that soviet Power can be centrally directed through All phases or a world War details on that project s status Are Dis cussed for the first time in the new Edi lion of soviet military Power the Pentagon s annual status report on the trends and capabilities of its chief Adver sary the Buck was released Friday by Cut Fonse Secretary Frank Carlucci. These underground facilities have one purpose to porn acct the soviet leadership against retaliatory nuclear at tack and to provide them with the capability to fight a protracted global nuclear War Carlucci said at a Pentagon press conference. The seventh edition of the Book runs 175 pages and is jammed with Slick graphics and color photos. Its cover is a photograph of soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev on one of the new typhoon class submarines. Carlucci said that despite Moscow s efforts to project a new International image initiatives such As the bunkers and continued upgrading of All strategic and conventional systems give Western officials no reason to believe the soviets Are shining front the Basic offensive nature of their doctrine. While we continue to Hope for meaningful change on the soviets part to less aggressive and less dangerous policies and postures we have seen no evidence of the . Changing the offensive nature of its Force Structure and deploy ment patterns Carlucci said. The underground construction is an enormously expensive undertaking for a soviet Economy that is already strapped he said. The project refutes in steel and Concrete president Reagan s stated View that a nuclear War can never be won and must never be fought. This project reveals that the soviets arc pre paring for just the  the command Complex program has involved the construction of deep under ground bunkers tunnels secret subway fines and other facilities beneath mos cow other soviet cities and the Sites olm ajor military commands the Book said. As nuclear arsenals on both sides have become larger and More potent in Sci facilities have been expanded and have reached greater Depths according continued on Back Page 60 Hurt 1 missing As blast rips Airliner Kahului Hawaii a a mysterious explosion Tore open an Aloha airlines jetliner Over the Ocean Cor Hawaii injuring 60 people and tossing a flight attendant to her death before the Pilot landed safely. The Boeing 731. With one of its two engines aflame and nearly 20 feel of its Cabin roof blown away flew 25 Miles Ana made an emergency Landing at Kahului air port at 2 . Thursday airline officials said. Sources in Washington who spoke on condition they not be identified said Federal investigators were focusing most heavily on a possible structural failure that May have been caused by a rapid decompression and Liat the Force of Strong wind May then have ripped away the huge Section of fuselage. The sources said it was unlikely that a bomb 01 other explosive device could have caused the Accident. But the Federal Bureau of investigation sent agents to determine whether a bomb was involved Fri spokesman Robert Cha incr said there was big bang when it happened and everybody looked up and we were looking at Blue sky Passen Ger Bill Fink said of the blast which the airline said occurred Southeast of Maui at 24,000 feel. The airline said the 110-mile flight from Hilo on Hawaii Island to Kahului carried 89 passengers five Crew members and an air traffic controller from Hilo Airport. Everybody screamed Dan Dunnin said. However ii was very Brief the panic. The rest of the plane was  the missing flight attendant identified As Clarabelle Lansing was probably ejected by the blast or blown out of the plane by the wind said Clifford Hue a see blast on Back Page Hie Pilot landed this Airliner safely after in explosion Over the Ocean opened a gaping Hole and left an engine bump in. . To pro Fec Neutral ships in persian Gulf by Chuck v1nch Washington Burea Washington in a potentially vol Atile change 10 . Policy in the Liddle East defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said Friday that president Reagan has decided to provide . Aid to any Neutral non belligerent ship under attack in the persian Gulf that signals for Licup. We Are not the policemen of inc Gulf nor do we wish to be Carlucci said in prepared statement issued in the Penta gon. But we cannot stand by and watch innocent people be killed or maimed by malicious Lawless actions when we have the Means to  until now the uni cd states has limited its actions in the area to More than two dozen escorts of 11 re flagged kuwaiti Oil tankers on runs through the Gulf responding Only when attacked most recently by ran last week. That skirmish resulted in significant losses for the re Gime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Iran locked in a bitter eight year a with Iraq has regularly a hacked Mer chant ships plying Gulf Waters usually with missiles. Carlucci s announcement Means . Navy ships could be drawn into Many More encounters with iranian military forces Carlucci said the new policy is m keeping Wilh longstanding time honoured Navy and maritime tradition. Aid Willie provided to Friendly innocent Neutral vessels flying a non belligerent Obj a that Are not carrying contraband or resisting legitimate visit and search by a persian Gulf belligerent he  a request from the vessel under attack assistance will be rendered by us. Warships or aircraft if they arc in inc Vicinity and their Mission permits Ren Dering such assistance he said. No in crease in current . Force Levels in the persian Guif arc anticipated he  United slates maintains Between 12 and 17 ships in the Gulf at any one time said a Pentagon spokesman Carlucci said the Aid is a logical an humanitarian outgrowth of recent events in inc Gulf but it should not be interpreted As a lilt in either direction in the Iran Iraq  policy has been and will continue to be one of strict neutrality he said. We want this War to end. We want to see an end to the Wanton waste of human life that has characterized this  Carlucci said the policy would go Inlo effect once the United slates has in formed those free world non Belliger ent countries that maintain shipping interests in the