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Show vrv'"V: .r W .. .... L W .f . ' ' t . . . f ue . .., .. . ,Vi I "Published in the interest' or tlie personnel of Dugway Proving Ground1 Dugway, Utah Why cant we chemical weapon Biro High school registration Editors Note: The following article is printed from Defense 82 magazine. to begin Students new to Dugway this coming school year should meet with Mr. Morgan at the high school the week of August Returning students will register according to the following schedule: . Seniors - August 18 from 9 to 11 a.m. Juniors - August 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Late registration for juniors and seniors - August 18 from 2 to 3 - ,1 9-1-3. i r 4 . p.m. Sophomores - August 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. Freshmen - August 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Late registration for sophomores and freshmen - August 19 from 2 to 3 p.m. Eighth grade - August 20 from 9 to 10 a.m. Seventh grade - August 20 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Late registration for eighth and seventh grade r August 20 from 2 to 3 p.m. p Classwork begins on August 25 for all students. . L , Health Clinic to I The US Army Health Clinic will be conducting two physical examination clinics for children entering the Dugway school system for the first time or for children who have not had a physical at a precious public school These clinics will be held on August 11 and 18 at 12:30 p.m. Physical examinations on these days will be given free of charge. Parents must accompany their children. The child's immunization records are needed and and the identification and history sections of the physical exam form needs to be completed. Physical (examination forms may be obtained from the elementary school. Physicals will be scheduled for children living in Terra and Skull Valley who will be entering the Dugway school system. Please call 22222211 Monday thru Thursday from- 6:50 a.m. to 5:40 p.m. to - register children who will be receiving physicals. Children are not allowed to play on roofs i- is not only dangerous to children, but also causes extensive damage to roofs and pipes. Occupants are reminded of their responsibility in safe keeping of government property. Observance of such incidents by anyone should be reported to the Housing Office, Building 5031, or telephone extension 3541 immediately. Your concern is appreciated. ' and Theodore S. Gold, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Chemical Matters well-train- When should you contact the veterinary office? All pet owners who have animals registered on post should contact the veterinary office at extension 2219 or 2801 under the below listed circumstances: a. Upon the death of the animal b. Upon transfer of ownership. c. Prior to departure from post (ETS, PCS, etc.) d. When current vaccinations expire. Generally, vaccinations . expire on an annual basis. above the Adherence to guidelines will do much to help the assigned veterinary personnel provide Dugway Proving Ground with an effective animal disease prevention and control program. If you have any questions please do call our bombs are filled with nonpersistent nerve agent The only rear echelon persistent agent capability is in a small number of air- craft spray tanks whose delivery characteristics make the aircraft vulnerable to modern counter threats which can be handled in other ways. Therefore, to deter the use of chemical weapons against the United States or our allies, we must eliminate the significant advantage the Soviets would now gain air defenses. Finally, there is evidence of phy- rent munitions. By their nature, the current unitary munitions impose logistical and operational restrictions which reduce their utility and increase costs. They require elaborate safety chemical weapons? In many situations, tection against chemical weapons is feasible. Improved protection can save lives and reduce casualties; and we view a strong protective capability as a critical component of our program to deter chemical weapons use. Indeed, this is the area requiring the most emphasis in resource expenditure. However, as important as protective measures are, alone they are insufficient to deter chemical use against us. With current chemical protective gear, we face at least a 30 - 50 percent decrement in operational effectiveness due to the restrictions imposed by protective equipment and procedures. We are expending considerable time, effort and money to develop better pro- equipment will not eliminate the in table ban on chemical weapons, we must deter the use of these weapons against precautions during storage, handling, and shipment For example, the Air Force spray tank weighs about 2j000 lbs., but comes in a 4,000 lb. shipping container. Unitary munitions also present a hazard to our own posi- tions if damaged by an enemy attack. Finally unitary munitions are extremely difficult and costly to dispose of. The choices before us are not deterrence or defenses or retaliation. Grouping these as alternatives confuses objectives and. means. Our objective is deterrence. The means of achieving this objective are to improve both our defensive capability and our ability to force an initiator of chemical warfare to also operate in a contaminated environment Both are necessary to deny the significant advan- tective equipment; however, improved . , . . sical deterioration, which raises serious doubts about the future reliability of the cur- pro-- . pons; subsequently, all biologically and toxin stocks were destroyed. The Soviet Union today possesses a deci- military advantage because of its chemi-cal capabilities. The advantages they enjoy in the conventional arena are amplified when respective chemical capabilities are con- incenan be would and thus, there five for them to use chemical weapons in fu- ture conflicts. Pending achievement of a complete and Oh August 16 from 6 to 9 p.m., there will be a racquetball tournament held at the post gym. Any participants wishing to enter must before 6:30 p.m. on August 9. For more information, consign-u- p tact Sp4 John McCall at 2705 or stop by the post gym. m pletely upon improved protection against ' ds at about 58 degrees F. Probably of most significance, the stockpile is lacking in weapons suitable for use against rear echelon tactical detargets. The only way to force long-terto on is rear contaminate targets gradation them with a persistent agent. However, all by inititating such use. The second question is: Why not rely com- ing chemical agents, or filled munitions since 1969. Further, in 1969 we unilaterally re- -' nounced the use of biological and toxin wea- - Racquetball tournament scheduled . : use in Southeast USSR's arsenal also includes toxic sub-- , stances specifically prohibited bytheBio- logical and Toxin Weapons Convention. In contrast, during most of the 197Ds, the United States allowed its chemical retaliatory capability to decline, did little to improve chemical protection, and. neglected relevent training and doctrine.. The United States has not produced lethal or incapacitat- Asia-lhdicateihatthe-- two-thir- for our program. The first question-asksWon't our nuclear forces deter the use of chemical warfare against us? It is our belief that we cannot rely on our nuclear posture as a credible deterrent to chemical use since the Soviets have gained at least parity in the nuclear arena. Furthermore, barriers to nuclear weapons use should be kept as high as possible; not lowered to .. . The current United States retaliatory stockpile is inadequate for this deterrent role. of this stockpile is not Almost immediately usable today because it is stored in bulk containers. Munitions would have to be built and loaded to use this material. Much of the remainder is in ammunition for weapons which have been or will be phased out of service. Also, more than half of the usable agent is less versatile mustard, which freezes garding possible responses to the, Soviet chemical warfare threat. The answers to these questions provide the basic rationale ed , A number of incidents have been observed where children are playing on roofs, especially Inthfi' St. John Park area. This practice - warfare threat. The program will deter chem- ical weapon use by eliminating the significant advantage the Soviet Union would now gain from initiating the use of these weapons. Three basic questions are often raised re-- 1 liatory operations long enough for an enemy to see ther is no advantage in prolonging a chemical exchange. trained response to the severe chemical by Richard L Wagner, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy on-sit- conduct physical exams V us or our allies. The Administration's chemical warfare program is a prudent and res- re- Phpmiral warfare is a particularly abhorrent form of conflict. The goal of the United' States continues to be, to eliminate the threat of such warfare, preferable through a complete and verifiable ban on chemical weapons. However, achievement of such a ban will not come easily or quic&ly.Frqm 1977 to 198a the United States participated in 13 rounds of negotiations with the Soviet Union in an attempt to reach agreement on a verifiable ban on chemical weapons. Unfortunately these efforts stalemated, principally due to fundamental disagreement on die .essential issue of the need for effective verification provisions and particularly due to Soviete intransigence on questions relating to inspections. We are continuing to work toward a chemical weapons ban within the forum of the United Nations Committee on Disarmament We cannot, however, continue' to ignore the Soviet Union's formidable capabilities to wage chemical warfare and fight in a contaminated environment. Soviet military doctrine envisages the use of chemical weapons and acknowledges their value, particularly when used in massive quantities and in surprise attacks. The USSR possesses a variety of lethal and incapacitating chemical agents and the means to deliver them, including missiles, rockets, artillery, and aircraft. They chemical orhave a large and and expanding ganization. They have a large chemical proving ground, and they train with actual though diluted, chemical agents. They have invested heavily in protective and decontamination systems and have distributed these widely to their forces. In addition to these extensive programs for standard types of chemical agents, a major biological accident at a military-controlle- d facility in Sverdlovsk and evideos of toxin SfeP perfor-- malice decrement. If we are forced to operate encumbered by protective systems while the enemy is. allwoed to operate unencumbered environment, chemical weapons' can offer him the. same results as a high casualty rate, even if no ondu killed. This is a. decisive advantage and is an invitation to use chemical weapons against us. Therefore, in addition to improving our protection against chemical weapons, we also need the capability to force the initiator of chemical warfare to use. his protective systems and also suffer a perforamnce decrement; only then will he see little advantage in using chemical weapons and thus be deterred., The third question is: Why not rely upon our current chemical munitions stockpile? To be an effective deterrent, a chemical stockpile must be able to threaten critical ele-siments of an enemy's force structure. These include front line, second and third echelon troops; critical command, control and com-th- e munications centers; airfields; logistics ties; and transportation nodes. It must also provide commanders the flexibility, in terms of agent and weapons systems, to match reta- liatory chemical strikes to the target charac-ver-if teristics and military objective. Finally, there must be sufficient munitions to sustain reta tage the Soviets now have for initiating chemical warfare, vr In view of the above, our program to deter two principal components; rfwmipjl use improving the protection of our forces against chemical attack and restoring a retal- . n ' iatory capability. In improving our protective capability, we seek to ensure our military forces can survive effective operations in a contaminated environment There are three basis elements to our a strong protective program: to technology base; to develop appropriate doctrine and conduct training relevant to operating in a chemical environment; and to procure and deploy protective equipment in sufficient quantity and quality to provide for sustained operation. A strong technological base and research and development program are required as insurance against technological surprise and to produce new protective systems which reduce the restrictions associated wth present equipment and fill the many gaps in our rent protective capability. It is necessary to update, and in some cases, create military doctrine to integrate chemical defense in our (continued on page 5) . ish ve . facili-sidere- d, contract to Ihilglfteir level . . Child Care Center will i contractor. and R14-6- 2 After bids were opened, and a have fired off appeals to the proposed contract on Dugway. that complicated series of computawould force the loss of 107 civilian tions were made, Hawthorne Aviation of Charleston, South jobs and 19 military positions. The appeals, sent to Senator Carolina was declared the apparOrrin G. Hatch and to the Office of ent low bidder. They underbid the by $161,000 over the Management and Budget, argues government five-yelife of the contract. and costs to the train that inspect Six included appeals were forwarded to the contractor should be in the total costs of the contract higher, headquarters, but were Mr. Robert Stearman, President, denied by an appeals board. Steartold the Tooele man said his appeal were going to of Local R14-6Transcript that these costs would an even higher level, including' overshadow the $161,000 savings Congress. the contract would save the fed- : He said the union's strategy may eral government by turning the indude going to court for an inwork over' to the private junction to halt the proceedings NAGE Locals ar be closed on August 9 The Child Care Center will be closed to drop-in- s be spending will care children as the 5:30 from 7:30 a.m. to day p.m. call Diane at the day at the zoo. If you have any questions, please 3345l Store Housing Self-Hel- p needs more participation . 2, Self-Hel- - 8.-0-0 . I .1 J . until tnis second appeal can be said he believes that union higher-up- s the Office of Manconsidered by agement and Budget There is no schedule of when that consideration would be made, or when the ansfrer would arrive. Under the law authorizing the contracting out of government work on military posts such as Dugway, Hathome Aviation is scheduled to be given word on the contract by the end of this Auguirt. Stearman said the union will argue that the Department of Defense has not rigidly followed Q.M.B. rules when comparing the private contractor bid with the one submitted by the government He Published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Publishing Company, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions President Reagan has signed into law the Compressed Federal Workweek (Alternate Work Schedule) bU that extends the program for another three years. ; , While signing the bill, the President said the program has been generally successful over the past three years. He said that productivity increases were noted in some agen- -. des and many offices were able to stay open7 longer hours to serve the public. He also not ed that the alternate work schedules had a very positive effect on the morale of employees who .were able to adjust their work schedules to meet personal needs. The law allows the local commander the prerogative of continuing the program. In the falw of Dugway Col Carruth has 90 days to work week will condecide if the four-da-y tinue under the new lawJlhat final decision will be forthcoming from the Commander.. td expressed by writers herein aretheir own and are not to oe an official expression by the Department erf the Army. The con-slder- UAder the provisions of the new law the program could be terminated within the 90 days, without having to negotiate with unions. However, upon termination, the unions would have the right to negotiate for resumption of such programs, and any impasse would go to the Federal Services Impasse Panel. The unions would have to dis- prove an agency's contention that such a program was too costly, reduced services to the public or hampered effective operations. appearance of advertisementsinserts in uu publication constitute an endorsement by lhe Department of the Ami i " will be most helpful. NAGE officials at national headquarters in Burbank, California have already committed their efforts, and lobbying workers in Washington wil try to convince Utah's Con- -, gressmen of the economic hardships that the union anticipates. Hardships, they says, that will be imposed on Dugway employees as well as the economic impact on communities around Dugway. Copies of the appeal were also mailed to Utah Congressman Hansen and Marriotl and Senator Jake Gam. Piresodeofi slimis;wdirk dhiedul'e omto larirj p Store, Building 5030, indicates A survey of the Housing almost no patronage after 5:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. If ther is not sufficient customer demand during the next two weeks to justify remaining open after duty hours on Mondays and Thursp Store will operate from a.m. to 5 days, the Housing above-stated days effective August 12. pjn. on the Self-Hel- R14-- 9 s .. ,. &. - - , , not! V, I i i f- iL If |