European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April in Paris a stripes Magazine vol. 48, no. 360 thursday april 12, 1990 a a Good morning 25$ daily and sunday d 8693 Shevardnadze explores plan for a dual German Alliance Brussels Belgium apr soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze has called for a a serious and thorough analysis of a proposal for a United Germany to be a member of both nato and the Warsaw pact according to an article to be published next month. Shevardnadze wrote in a piece for the May Issue of natos sixteen nations a Brussels based Magazine on Security affairs that twin membership would offer a possible solution to Germany a future military status. A copy of the article was made available wednesday to the associated press. A Many of our experts. Believe that the idea of a dual membership for Germany could provide a pragmatic Way out of the difficulties emerging now he said. He said the proposal a would help overcome further the division of Europe contribute to its unification and create integrated spaces in it a he said. A in any Case i would favor a serious and thorough analysis of this option for Germany a military and political status a he said. The soviet Union had been pressing for the future German state to be Neutral not a member of either military Allie Ance. West Germany now belongs to nato and East Germany is a member of the soviet led Warsaw pact. Nato officials have said the new state should remain a member of nato but soviet troops could be temporarily stationed on the current territory of East Germany. Last week in Washington . Officials said the soviet Union was dropping its demand that a reunified Germany be Neutral but continued to resist its inclusion in nato. Shevardnadze said in his article that the Kremlin believed a Germany should become a military non aligned state and a demilitarized state in the sense that it ought to possess the lowest possible military capability sufficient for  a at the same time we hold that in the see Alliance on Back Page sergeant again scores a first As removal of launchers begins r. A amps Jim Derheim a a u Lesis missiles from a Aschheim on wednesday at Hahn a in the first such shipment from West Germany As part of the inf Accord. By Randy Pruitt staff writer Hahn a West Germany a tech. Sgt. James Gruen Beig played a role in history wednesday when the United states began removing nuclear War hardware from West Germany under provisions of a superpower treaty. Gruenberg had the privilege and difficult task of loading four 42-foot, 14,000-Pound transporter erector launchers onto a c-5 Galaxy. Gruenberg also had the distinction of being the first to unload the launchers in 1985 when nearby a Aschheim air station was activated. He said he never forgot the reasons that the Mobile launchers and their cruise missiles were put Here. A if it Wasny to for the cruise missiles we  have the inf treaty now a said Gruenberg who is in charge of the cruise missile vehicle maintenance Section at a Aschheim. His sentiments were shared by . And German air Force brass in a Well coordinated Well attended Media show whose curtain Call came on the flight line at Hahn a. Four missiles sealed in fibreglass containers stood outside the belly of the c-5. Four More containers of missiles were already stacked inside. The air Force called the containers  the comparison was fitting. For All practical purposes the missiles were dead. Their departure from West Germany Falls under the 1987 intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty Between the . And the soviet Union. The superpowers agreed to eliminate All ground launched ballistic and cruise missile systems with a Range of 300 to 3,400 Miles. Both sides Are carrying out on site verification measures to Monitor compliance. Col. Richard Myers commander of the 38th tac missile Wing at a Aschheim said the 21-foot-Long missiles will be destroyed at a facility at Davis Monthan fab near Tucson Ariz. A none will be stockpiled a he said. The missiles nuclear warheads will also be shipped Back to the United states and destroyed Myers said. He gave no timetable on the warheads which Are not Cov a cred by the treaty. It a we done to discuss Gruenberg where or How for operational Security reasons a said capt. Eric Schnaible Public affairs officer at a Aschheim. Under the treaty three bases have already closed. They Are Raf Molesworth England Woen Sprecht a the Netherlands and Florenne a Belgium. Before May 1991, All of the 38th�?Ts 64 cruise missiles must leave West Germany. Other bases to be emptied of weapons Are Raf Greenham common in England and Comiso a in Sicily. The a Aschheim facility will be occupied by the 601st tac control Wing now at Sembach a along with two Tach control flights at bad Kreuz Nach and Wurzburg. Host nation wartime support will also occupy the base officials said. A a today a event signals the beginning of the end of the 38th tactical missile Wing a Schnaible said. Greens say Amis can go but let an play on by de Reavis staff writer he Raki a est Germany a Ami go Home but an radio stay Here. Wzt3as the latest demand fr0m the greens the surprises111311 Ca party that a always Good for a greens member of the Hes san Tami a a Entz demanded in a tuesday press in front f Ameri an forces network remain territory american military leaves Hessen von Plott Nitz wants an to remain an Independent radio station financed by the state Public radio station he Sische Rund Funk according to spokesman bed Messinger. Von Plott Nitz is on easter vacation. The he Sische Rund Funk director Hartwig Kelm is also on easter vacation and could not be reached for comment. Von Plott Nitz wants his party to intervene in Washington before any irreversible decision is made and an is forced to leave Frankfurt. He claims Afna a departure would mean that West Germany would lose an important segment of its radio culture. A a atm and american music gave germans the knowledge that there was a better and brighter culture beyond the smothering boredom spread by German radio in the �?T50s and �?T60s,�?� Messinger said. Messinger said his office has been flooded by phone Calls from people who grew up with an. A a they re All for the plan. Sure it is also a nostalgia trip for s9me of us but its also a part of the Short democratic history of this  the military network had no immediate comment on the plan