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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 52, no. 234 wednesday december 8,1993 d 6693 agis to get More Protection aim is defense against weapons Washington a defense Secretary Les Aspin announced Tuest a a new program aimed at better protecting . Troops from the chemical nude a and other nonconventional weapons they Are Likely to face in fixture wars. Under the initiative the Pentagon will put greater emphasis on Battlefield missile defences improved detection of nuclear biological and chemical weapons biological warfare suits and vaccines and Means to locate and attack underground targets. Quot we face a bigger proliferation danger than we be Ever fixed before a Aspin said in a speech at the a Rush fans can tune in soon arts says Washington up conserve Tive talk show Host Rush Limbaugh will be bringing his View of the world to a different radio audience a the . Military overseas a with a new agreement to broadcast his show beginning in january officials said tuesday. Quot we have been negotiating with or. Limbaugh a producers and have reached tentative agreement to air a portion of his three hour radio talk show starting in january a said army col. Joe Cook chief of staff for the armed forces radio and television service. Although the details had not been completed Cook described the talks As Quot quite amicable and said that a final agreement could be reached soon. Local station managers will determine the air time and frequency of Limbaugh s broadcasts Cook said. Limbaugh s availability on the overseas service network has been the subject of a controversy that has simmered for weeks. Among the entertainer s favorite targets Are liberals democrats in Congress and president Clinton. Limbaugh fans abroad have written to see Rush on Page 2 tonal Academy of sciences. He said new measures Are needed because Quot a policy of prevention through denial won t be enough to Cope with the potential of tomorrow s  Aspin pointed to lessons Learned from the persian Gulf War with Iraq in stressing the need for munitions capable of destroying underground installations where nonconventional weapons Are being built or stored and better ways to Hunt Mobile missiles such As the scud. He said the United states is proposing clarification of anti ballistic missile accords to allow development and testing of Battlefield missile  new initiative will have five elements Aspin said creation of a new Mission by the president changes in what the Pentagon buys plans to fight wars differently changes in intelligence missions and cooperation with allies. President Clinton has signed a National Security directive authorizing the defense Secretary to make military preparations for the threat of nonconventional weapons proliferation a senior defense official said. The official speaking on condition of anonymity said that the program would Cost Quot easily hundreds of millions of dollars and that other items in the defense budget would have to be Cut to pay for it. Lights action camera astronaut Story Musgrave holds the Ture taken from the shuttle end Cav Hubble space Telescope during a our. The Crew planned two More spacewalk Early tuesday in this Pic spacewalks. See Story on Page 5. . Reveals 50 years of secret nuke tests Washington a the Federal government concealed the existence of More than 200 nuclear weapons tests since the 1910s, including some in which radiation was released into the environment the Energy department acknowledged tuesday. The department releasing a series of documents As a first step toward More openness about its nuclear weapons program said 204 nuclear tests were conducted at its Nevada test site and never revealed to the Public because the government was fearful of disclosing information to the soviet Union. In addition the department disclosed new data about the explosion size of 48 other tests conducted in the Pacific Between 1945 and 1990. Private researchers Long have speculated that the government had conducted secret tests. But the number Given by the see tests on Page 2 Rhein main reportedly prepares to boost Bosnia Effort by Mark k1nkade staff write Rhein main a Germany air of Force officials Here Are preparing to expand substantially the people and c-130 aircraft committed to delivering Relief supplies to Bosnia and Herzegovina according to sources at the base. Secretary of state Warren m. Christopher said dec. Actor Don Ameche who won an Oscar Lor a cocoon a has died at age 85 a see Page 5 1 that the United states wants to boost operation provide Promise to include Landing aircraft at an Airport in Tula in Northern Bosnia. The proposal termed an Quot offers by a defense department spokeswoman dec. 2, must be approved by the United nations and the three warring factions in the Region a Pentagon spokesman said no decision about the inside today a woman suffering from cancer allegedly paid a teen age neighbor. To Katyl her _ a a g Page has been made and Rhein main officials referred All questions to the defense department As the proposal undergoes diplomatic scrutiny Rhein main officials want to be ready to support an additional 10 to 60 cargo aircraft sources said. Also civil engineers Are looking at ways to construct a Quot tent City to House Between 200 and 500 additional see Bosnia on Page 2 . Leaders and indiscretions Are frequent companion a see pages 18-19  
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