10
University Daily Kansan
Nation/World
Tuesday, April 1, 1986
Arms experts say Reagan's refusal is setback
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. arms control negotiators express regret yesterday at President Reagan's rejection of a U.S.-Soviet summit meeting to ban nuclear weapons tests, calling it a loss opportunity to curb the arms race.
While none of the analysts were surprised by Reagan's rebuff of Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev's proposal, they were virtually unin characterizing the president's action as a setback and in saying it broke a long-term commitment with the Russians.
Rep. Les Aspin, chairman of the House
Armed Services Committee, said administration officials were rejecting something worth pursuing.
A Soviet official visiting here said Gorbachev would not be deterred from offering proposals challenging the Reagan administration to slow the nuclear weapons competition.
"We will be coming up with other initiatives," said Sergei Plekhanov, a department head at the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences.
sources On the other side, among the minority view of U.S. analysts now prominent in the private arms control community, James T. Hackett,
former acting director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, said new U.S. weapons tests were absolutely essential to maintain the integrity of the U.S. nuclear deterrence.
Hackett, now an official of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group, said it was the only way to assure warheads were not deteriorating and quite likely to malfunction.
The United States discovered after ending a moratorium 20 years ago that several of its warheads, including the W-52 tactical ballistic missile, did not work and had to be replaced.
"It's like recalling a car with faulty brakes," Hackett said.
But four former U.S. officials and negotiators, Paul Warnke, Spurgeen Keeny, Gerard Sandler and John B. Rhinelander, said in separate interviews that Reagan was wrong to reject Gorbachev's invitation to hold a summit in a European capital to ban further testing on both sides.
Like Hackett and Aspin, they all appeared to assume that the Soviets would now end their seven-month moratorium and that the United States would follow its March 22 explosion with more tests in the Nevada desert. "I'm certainly not surprised," said War-
nike, chief U.S. negotiator in the Carter administration. "Since 1981, the Reagan administration has made it clear they have no interest in a comprehensive test ban."
He dismissed as nonsense the argument by Kenneth L. Adelman, the U.S. arms control director, and other senior administration officials that nuclear weapons must be tested for safety and reliability.
"There's no basis for that." Warnke.said.
"We do very little in the way of proof-testing."
The usual procedure, he said, is to inspect weapons stockpiles for rust and corrosion and to test trigger mechanisms.
**Program**
Trio in E flat major, H.XV, No. 10
Notturro in E flat major,
Op. 148, 897)
Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1
(^Ghost!)
Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66
Haydn
Schubert
Beethoven
Mendelsohn
Partially funded by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts; additional support provided by the KU Student Activity Fee, Swarthout Society and the KU Endowment Association.
sets on sale in the Murphy Hall Box Office
All seats reserved; for reservations, call
913/864-3982
Public: $11 & $9
KU and K-12 Students: $5.50 & $4.50
Senior Citizens/Other Students: $10 & $8
VISA/MasterCard accepted for phone reservations
Half price for KU Students
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MONDAY,APRIL 14th followed by clinic
CLINICS APRIL 14-19,7-10 p.m.
TRYOUTS
PRELIMINARIES APRIL 17 6:30 p.m.
INTERVIEWS APRIL 18
FINALS APRIL 19 9:30 a.m.
--se it or buy it with just a 5% down payment and no payments for 90 days!
841-8010
No. 6
14" 2 topping pizza
& 4 soft drinks — $6.99
Organizational Meeting Allen Field House
Monday, April 7, 6:00 p.m. followed by:
APRIL 7-12
CLINICS
No. 5
2 16" 1 topping pizzas
& a 6 pack of soft drinks
$12.00
CHECKERS
TRYOUTS April 7,8,9 CALLBACKS
APRIL 10 6-9 p.m. APRIL 11, 12
6:30 p.m.
No. 4
10" 2 topping pizza
& 2 soft drinks — $4.99
Now Open For Lunch 11:30 a.m. every day of the week
2214 Yale
SPRING SPECIALS
No.3
16” 2 topping pizza
& 4 soft drinks — $7.99
No.1
16" 2 topping pizza — $5.99
(dine in only)
Choose any of our SPECIALS listed below, any day of the week!
No.2
2 10" 2 topping pizzas
& 4 soft drinks — $7.99
We are offering all of our daily specials...every single day
College graduates . . .
You've Earned The Credit!
Congratulations! Your college success is a noteworthy achievement. It also means that shortly you may be entering the work force and will need dependable transportation.
See Dale Willey Pontiac·Cadillac
And Select the New Pontiac of Your Choice
Lease it or buy it
The rewards of a higher education -
Dale Willey's plan offers:
1. A favorable finance rate
2. Low down payment
3. No payments for 90 days
4. A worldwide credit rating with GMAC
TRANS AM
Financing of a Dale Wiley Pontac by GMAC is assured, as long as you are employed or committed for employment, within 90 days of graduation, have no derogatory credit references and are able to make payments.