European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                These Chis vol. 50, no. 276 350 thursday january 16,1992 d 8693 nuke draw Down proceeding process to fake 3 years or less Neucom says by David Tarrant staff writer the withdrawal of the . Tactical nuclear Arsenal from Europe As ordered by president Bush could be accomplished in three years or less according to senior officials at the . European come. In its first Public acknowledgement of the nuclear draw Down the top . Command in Europe said in a written statement responding to questions by the stars and stripes that the withdrawal of ground based tactical nuclear weapons began shortly after Bush a sept. 27 announcement. Citing the need for a maximum safety and Security Neucom officials would not release a timetable for the draw Down other than to say that a the initiative is proceeding on  the removal of the nuclear weapons a will take no longer than three years and May take significantly less time a the Neucom statement said. As part of the most extensive restructuring of .see related Story on Page 3 nuclear forces Ever Bush ordered that the United states unilaterally remove from Europe All of its estimated 1,700 nuclear artillery shells and Short Range missile warheads. The United states will maintain the capability to deliver tactical nuclear weapons from aircraft although those weapons Are also being reduced. At a nato meeting in october in Taormina Sicily the defense ministers endorsed the elimination of half of the 1,400 nuclear bombs in the Alliance Arsenal intended for use aboard Allied aircraft. Although the military officially does not disclose the locations of its nuclear weapons it is Well known that most of the ground based tactical nuclear weapons have been located in Germany. Neucom whose Headquarters is based in Stuttgart Germany has been conducting the draw Down in a close see nuke on Page 2 Iraq s still cheating on pact to destroy weapons Bush says feel for the flakes Deandre Walls flaked out on monday and roamed about town trying to get a taste of Snow. The first graders Hometown of Springfield mo., got More than a taste however As 5 inches fell on the southwestern part of the state. Elsewhere in the country the cold was blamed in the deaths of 13 people. See Story on Page 11. By the Washington Post Washington a president Bush said tuesday that Iraq is continuing to hide Large numbers of ballistic missiles and hinder International inspections aimed at eliminating these and other potential weapons of mass destruction. Bush who was summarizing his View of iraqis behaviour in a quarterly report requested by Congress said the government of iraqi president Saddam Hussein was Only cooperating with those inspections involving weapons facilities it wanted to declare. The declarations Are required by a cease fire Resolution agreed to by Iraq at the close of the persian Gulf War last Spring. A in the main however Iraq continues to be uncooperative and obstructive with respect to inspection of Sites identified. As potentially involving Clandestine proscribed activities a Bush said. He cited in particular Baghdad a concealment of ballistic missiles a estimated by intelligence agencies As numbering in the hundreds a and its denial of having financed an ambitious program to develop nuclear weapons. . Concerns about the iraqi nuclear program were heightened this week by Baghdad a admission that it had purchased thousands of components for Centrifuge devices capable of making highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. A it is Clear that the Large number of Centrifuge parts involved and their unambiguous use in uranium enrichment makes Clear that Iraq was pursuing production scale enrichment a state department spokesman Margaret Tutwiler said. A this is yet another example of iraqi do see Iraq on Page 2 dec members recognize Slovenia and Croatia Zagreb Yugoslavia a the european Community nations wednesday recognized Slovenia and Croatia As Independent nations dealing what could be a fatal blow to Long unravelling yugoslav federation. The move had been expected. A a it a official now a said belgian foreign minister Mark Eyskens said in Brussels Headquarters of the dec. But the 12-nation Community held off in recognizing two other yugoslav breakaway republics a a Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. Only Serbia and Montenegro remain committed to preserving Germany Iceland Ukraine and the already recognized rec it Rcpt lies this week and Denmark joined the Idy rec Slovenia and Croatia. The Vatican recognized the heavily roman Catholic a club list wednesday. It was unclear whether recognition would help end the 7-month-old civil War that has pitted croat defenders against serb irregulars and the serb dominated Federal army in Croatia. A 13-Day-old truce continued to hold wednesday and about 30 unarmed . See econ Page 2 i Cic Joel v it of t h 1 a it i nfo11 cd 11 i i i i i a 1