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("letters" continued from page 2 Europe Needs TO THE EDITOR : Once again it seems that someone's ign< person to make a fool out of himself. I am r< Gamecock of 14 October, Mr. Gooding w? Siicuuuii uumu uccause 11 piaces me vaiue that only Mr. Gooding's gross lack of led to such a statement. Two good pieces dej CBS special, "The Defense of the Nation." F weapons ? like Mr. Gooding ? let me give y III RIGHT NOW in Europe we have what a ? Thpsp nimloar hnmhc pan Ko firorl frnm o . ..VwV WVIUWU VUII WV IIS V/<U I1V1I1 CA nuclear explosion that would devastate the i|?| kiloton to ten kilotons. A typical scenario for I German border. There many small, spars< jM close together among the mountains and flat where the battles will occur. Let's say out I |S sudden a ten kiloton warhead is launched b I big mushroom cloud forms. At ground zero t< Firstly, about one quarter of each army I radiation contamination, ihen, both cities c | destroyed (a 10 kiloton bomb is approxi Hiroshima, and we all Know what that did!) sucked up into the mushroom cloud due to comes along, this dust, carrying the radiat cause radiation sickness, leaving many inn picks up the residual radiation is pushed fu towns and people. The situation doesn't sou bomb. Imagine the consequences if 15 or 20 b jjl NOW. in the place of a regular atomic bor iji kiloton neutron bomb is propelled toward however, it is detonated a few hundred fee radiation downward, rattier than upward in (1 The result is that enhanced radiation is conf ^ is created, little radiation will be sucked I negligible compared to that of a normal nuc radiation sickness will be practically non-ex Only the soldiers in that small sector wil flicted by those close to the front lines. Bi nearby towns or deaths of innocent civilians Now, given these facts, which bomb seen about innorpnt civilians anH on n't: nu/n m*?n' please reread the last two paragraphs. || arguments to the public, it makes me sick! research, rather than shooting off his mouth IN THIS day and age, the neutron bomb own country. Being out-tanked by the Easte need a weapon that could be deployed rapi( & side effects. Don't get me wrong. I don't wis H be prepared (remember the boyscouts). T1 |j acts as a deterrent force. Why are the Ru ^ believe that they realize such a bomb woi preventing them from rolling right through ] Europe without suffering heavy casualties || how about that. We have the Russians scar || tions. Our deterrent is working. f| I hope that my facts and perspectives hav is still shut, Mr. Gooding; if you oppose usini of property over the value of human life,' iDomDs wnicn win kui people AND destroy then again your ideas seem pretty sorry alsc 1 CInIIIP I explore caiee I with Badisch Badische Corporation prod Texas) and fibers and yarns and Williamsburg, Virginia). IAt all locations, new engin work on meaningful projects areas before the decision placement is made. We will be ii University of South Care ... see your placerr Neutron Bomb trance concerning nuclear power has led that r?fprrinO tn Mirhaol "Nn Mnlro" flnnHintf lr? (ho w.-w. vvr tTktVllMVI ^ U1& V V4 WV*I?I^. Ill HIV/ is described as opposing the existence of the of property over - - human life." It appears knowledge about the neutron bomb could have scribing the neutron bomb are Newsweek and a or those of you who are unfamiliar with nuclear ou a brief background. re called battlefield tactical nuclear weapons, rtillery pieces near the front lines, causing a enemy. The warheads range in size from one WWIII could be that of the East German/West ely populated towns are distributed relatively lands. But it is in these mountains and flatlands battlefield is between two small towns. All of a y "someone" toward the "enemy." Impact. A emperatures reach several thousand degrees, will be automatically wiped out due to severe >n the sides of the battlefield would probably be mately half the size of the one dropped on Meanwhile, dirt and trees and other things get the immense vacuum created. When the wind ion, settles over some town. The "fallout" will ocent civilians to die slow deaths. As the wind rther and further, thereby exposing even more ind too good ? yet this action is only from one ombs are launched ? from each side! 11b, consider the neutron bomb. Scenario: A one flip pnomv lnct<>!iH nf nvnljulinn "n imn-i/it v.ax/ J m KUtVUVI VTA VA|/IWIllIg l/ll IIlipUVl, it above the ground. This explosion pushes the Lo a vacuum (as a regular atomic bomb would), ined to a small sector. Since hardly any vacuum up into the atmosphere. Thus, the fallout is ;lear weapon. This fact means that death due to istent. 11 be killed, and very few casualties will be init, most importantly, almost no destruction of due to the fallout will be incurred. is to save more lives ? seems to be concerned ? A regular atomic bomb? If your answer is yes, You see, when people bring these illfounded Why didn't he take the time to do a little bit of and making a fool out of himself? is imperative to the defense of Europe and our :rn Block nations six-to-one in Europe, we badly ily and effectively, with a minimum of harmful ;h to ever see a nuclear bomb used, yet we must le whole purpose behind the neutron bomb is it issians so opposed to us building this bomb? I aid stop their tank corps dead in their tracks, Europe. That is, they would not be able to attack ? a price many believe too high to pay. Well, ed, maybe too scared to take any offensive ace opened up a few "closed" minds. If your mind g the neutron bomb because it places "the value ' then maybe we ought to use regular nuclear property! It is a sorry alternative, I know, but >. CUIUS SADLER Electrical Engineering Senior n ILb 1M ? r opportunities le Corporation uces chemicals (at Freeport, (at Anderson, South Carolina eers have the opportunity to ; in several different functional regarding longer range job iterviewing at ilina on November 4,1981 lent office for details. ladische Corporation O. Drawer 3025 iderson, S.C., 29621 0033 I lber of the BASF Group MS&m?S / qual opportunity employer?m/f / RHETOR 81 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24,1981 Public Events SPONSORED RY THF ASSOCIATION! OF AMERICAN COLLEGIATE LITIRARYSOCTETIES I AN INVITATION I b iou are cordially invited to attend the public events of Rhetor 81. the (all meeting o( the Association of American Collegiate Literary Societies Rhetor '81 will bring literary societies from all over the United States together to debate ideas and consider literary works All the events are free and open to the public. Activities will be centered around the University of South Carolina's historic Horseshoe. THE EVENTS IMPROMPTU SPEECHES |j 10:00-1 I :00 fhrifkanhii- hall I im l!i.~ a l. ?. r...? ^vb...v v.viivK<., iiviRjiiw. n >ptrvn cvtiii in which ine \ participants will have five minutes to prepare and give a speech. Topics will range from the serious to the not so serious. POETRY READING 11:00-12:00. Clariosophic Hall. Legare College. Horseshoe. Delegates will read their I original poetry. HYDE PARK DFRATF ? 12:00 1:30, Maxcy Monument, Outdoors on the Horseshoe An outdoor debate to be held at the foot of the Maxcy Monument, birth place of the Clariosophic Society The audience is encouraged to bring a picnic lunch. PROSE AND FICTION READING 2:30-3:30. Room 1071. Currel College. Delegates will read their original works. ; PAPPP rtCPCMCC r li ft..cv L/k.1 LI UL. i i 3:30 5:00. Clariosophic Kill. Legare College. Horseshoe. Selected Delegate will read and defend slwrt paper* and then answer questions from the floor. i" j MOCK TRIAL I 5:00-7:00. Room 107, Currel College President Lyndon B Johnson will be put on trial for escalating U S. Involvement in the Vietnam War FORMAL DEBATE 8:30-10:1 5, Room 107, Currel College. Two guest societies will meet in a debate on. "Resolved, that given the present work! situation the United States should make military spending its first budget priority " I HOSTED BY THE CLARIOSOPHIC I SOCIETY UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA