Europe, posal for the zero option agree not to station Cruise and Pershing missiles in Europe in US administration, in the shape of Al Haig, is against Nicaragua. together? Is Reagan's appeal a genuine attempt to seek weapons reduction in Europe? Already Michael Foot American move 'much the most sensible proposal to be made by the United Sates for some time'.
The proposal of the United States comes from a positon not a position of strength. Despite its fraudulent and manoeverist intention, the "zero option is bound to cause division inside the ranks rantepists. In that sense it NATO is an immense gambie by Reagan.
Many Western experts, committed to the doctrine war, and decisive military superiority over the USSR, believe that Cruise and missiles ssential. But given the Soviet refusal to make any positive counter-proposal however, the to have its cake and eat it They will be able to site their new missiles while arguing that the Sovict failure to respond to their initiative made this essen tial. The Soviet bureaucrats are handing the Americans a propaganda coup free of charge.
It is this danger that the anti-militarist movement in Europe must address itself to. The escalation of the arms race the United States. Behind the cover of their phoney peace proposals they will step up the propaganda campaign against all those who oppose their missile plans.
CND and the other European anti-militarist movements must escalate those plans In response for no Cruise and no Pershing TOr any reason, not at any price.
The truth of the matter is that the nited Statec is tacing considerable. difficulty both in maintaining the grip of its right wing allies in Central America, ana in acanne wan ine upsurge of anti-militarist senThe conflict in IN A CAREFULLY staged fanfare of publicity. beamed direct by satellite to the whole of President Reagan has made his pro- that the US will exchange for Russian removal of a variety of intermediate missiles. This proposal comes at the same time as the open threats to take military action Cuba and the revolutionary forces in El Salvador. How do these things fit has pronounced the Salvador becoming desperate for the US as the FMLN guerrillas continue to paralyse the country, BELGIUM Range: 10 mile 36 F104 aircraft ( 650 miles)
Up to 50 M109 and M110 guns PLANNED : 48 cruise missiles (Final assent not given)
BRITAIN 48 Vulcan bombers (3,500). 04 F.111 bombers - US 72 5.117 bombers -us PLANNED: 160 cruise mis MEDITERRANEAN US SIXTH FLEET A7 aircraft (Range: 585 miles)
• Probably noclear depth charges Europe governments continue to put pressure on them to engage in genuine arms negotiations The 'zero option' proposal IS a fraud. In exchange for the Us siting its Cruise and Pershing missiles, the Soviet Union would have to give up its intermediate nuclear including those Soviet Union itself While the nited States maintained its sea-borne and air-borne OS ACE THE Soviet Union from Eurodeprived of the means to effectively retaliate against US military targets in the European theatre.
As German peace HOLLAND Range: 70 miles)
N 36 F104 aircraft (650 miles) ome probaby in w berma 13 M110 guns (13 miles) 136 M109 PLANNED : 48 cruise missile (Final assent not given)
48 Poscidon submarine missiles - US 64 Polaris submarine AO M20 submarine missiles (Range: 1,600 miles)
SPAIN 2a Fl aircraft -US 7 1000 miles minimum of necessar Edition to appealing to and mobilising militarist potential of the ment.
Brezhnev's response to the American proposal is at bes leaden-footed. In rejecting the US proposal as just a fraud, and refusing to make any counterproposals of their own, the Soviet Union does nothing to maximise the influence the European anu. militarist movement. To expose American been sufficient to respond native nuclear Burope *from Poland to Portugal'.
WEST GERMANY 180 Pershing 1 m Tu0 por ano ter bute 2475 miles 170 ml aircrant - uS (200 miles) 33 Mirage bomber (670 miles)
18 Land-based missiles (1,600 miles)
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