European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday june 16, 198b the stars and stripes Page 3 pershihg2 re entry vehicle Wuhu a second propulsion stage propulsion stage t j porch Long 2 the marching 2 is a two stage missile thai features a radar guidance system to Man Euver die vehicle containing the nuclear warhead 1o its target. The radar which turns on during the last 12 seconds of Tho flight is key to the missile s guidance system computer programmed lar0el�ru Chicago Tribune graphic by Dafski Jahna aim Point radar image How missile zeroes in on target an on Board computer compares the image seen by the radar to a stored digital map of the target area and generates guidance corrections to aim the plummeting warhead directly at the aim Point. I the radar pictures of the landscape surrounding the target area Are acquired through satellite or aircraft reconnaissance. Conceivably cheating could be attempted but sophisticated surveillance and Covert intelligence would make it fool Hardy to do so Ujj Novoa Soldier at Redstone Arsenal makes an adjustment on one of the perching missiles that will be open to inspection by visiting Sincl experts. Soviet team to get taste of Dixie hospitality by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau huntsv1lle, Ala. In almost any other Dixie land town the scent of soviets posing through could cause quite a stir. But in Huntsville where soviet nuclear experts will begin arriving in a few weeks on gets the Felting it won t seem All that unusual. Since 1941, the army s rocket and missile Center at nearby Redstone Arsenal has attracted top Echelon american and International scientists to this swampy town known for Good fishing and an easy lifestyle la along with Nasa s Marshall space right Center has added a cosmopolitan flavor albeit Southern style that makes Huntsville different from Many of it sister Dixie towns. Redstone is one of nine locations in the United slates that the soviets will begin inspecting next month As part of the inf treaty signed last month bythe two nation s leaders twelve additional . Installations in Europe also will be open for inspection. In turn . Teams will begin inspecting 133 such Sites in the soviet Union and Eastern Europe. On monday defense officials hosted dozens of members of the Media from the United states and abroad at what they called a dry run of a base line inspection Al Redstone in the officials View the press played the pan of the soviets who would be looking carefully for any items that belong to the banned inter mediate Range missiles. But As Many correspondents conceded they would t know a perching component from a washing machine part and they simply asked As Many questions As they could Many of them having to do with the Issue of treaty compliance when soviets come to a . Installation or Ameri cans visit a soviet facility Access will be allowed at Only a few areas. The two sides agreed to strict limits 20 mites=1 Alabama Huntsville Marshall spaceflight Center Chicago Tribune map or. What could be viewed to protect items not covered by the pact. Conceivably cheating could be attempted but alone defense official said sophisticated surveillance and coven intelligence would make it Foolhardy to dose. Both sides really want this to work said Susan Franklin a spokeswoman for the on Sile inspection Agency a new entity established for the inf task. But that does t mean there is total Trust Between the two sides said Brig. Gen. Lajoie chief of the new Agency. The most prudent thing is to go in with very Little Trust he said. I think both chief inspectors would come in with that attitude. Both inspectors will have to come in with and then find to their own satisfaction that nothing is going a typical soviet inspection of a . Installation will go something like this after giving 16 hours notice the soviets would Fly into either Dulles International Airport near Washington or san Francisco International air inn depending on the location to be visited once on american soil the soviets would have up to 43 hours to declare which military base they want to visit. The os1a then would have nine hours to get them there. Col. Nicholas Hurst Deputy commander of the army missile come at Redstone said the soviets will be treated courteously but will receive no special treat ment. Transport will be routine military cargo aircraft c-141s and food will be whatever is on the men at he officers club. A similar schedule will be played out for the . Teams that will be inspecting soviet Sites. The United Stales has designated Rhein main a West Germany and Yokota a. Japan to serve As launching Points forthe inspection team. The key 10 the treaty which involves the Elimina Tion of the missiles Over a three year period with inspections going on for 13 years is that boosters Rock Els and rocket motors Are being eliminated. The nuclear warheads in the Case of the untied slates at least will be sent to the department of Energy for recycling the thinking is said cmdr. Kendall Pease a spokesman for the on site inspection Agency that if the Arrowhead can t be delivered it s not
