Evening star., 1960-08-28

f61uSeQ 10 WAUGH CIlOSe dIllIlldlo-
be burned to death or torn
apart.
Illogically enough, however,
1t is the widespread public alb
horrence of chemical weapons
and the equally common ac-
ceptance Of weapons that kill
or cripple with fire or blast that
throws up the biggest obstacle
to Army work on gas, germ and
radioactive weapons.
No More Money Needed
I'VE don't need any more
money" DR.. Richard Morse,
Army director of research and
development, told reporters at
the Dugway Proving Ground.
And we have had some good
technical observation-disclosures
cially in non-lethal areas" he
said.
Our real problem" he said,
"is the unreasonable public dis
like even of discussion Of these
methods of defense. Even in
our own Chemical Corps we
find this adherence Of CDR
chemical. biological and ra-
diologicaD weapons. We find it
difficult to get scientists to
work on our projects. Some
NATO countries refuse to work
in this area. And our own State
Department on some levels is
not completely in accord with
CDR research"
Wants Public to Know
The reason that the hitherto
restricted Dugway Proving
Ground was opened to report
ers this week was the Army
hope that more public educa-
ton about CDR weapons would
destroy some popular illusions.
Reporters watched-and took
part in-tests of the two new
gases most likely to be used
in the future by the Army. And
they saw experiments with new
and secret gasses that may
some day become weapons.
They took a condensed ver-
sion Of the CDR orientation
course given high-ranking mill
tary and civilian government
people, and they saw the CDR
testing facilities that are scat
tered over $500 square miles of
Utah desert.
A More Humane Weapon
The Army made one point
we'll:
It is more humane to kill OF
incapacitate people with pres
ent Army chemical weapons
than with fire bombs, flame
throwers. artillery shells OF
atom bombs-all standard, &C.
cepted military weapons.
Army leaders like Dr. Morse
Brig. Gen. Fred j. Delmore
boss Of the Chemical Corps Re
search and Development Com
mand, and Col. David Armi'
tage, Dugway commander, has
ten to say they hope we car
deter war and make all killing
and hurting unnecessary. Anc
they repeat and repeat, witt
considerable lack of logic, thai
this country will never use CBF
weapons unless the enemy use!
them on us first.
But the fact is. given a choice
Of ways to die, any reasonable
person would take "GB," thu
new nerve gas over any con
ventional' weapon.
Death Is Quick
GB death is quick and mer
here who have been felled b!
it accidentally but have sur
vived say it is painless. 1t at
tacks the nervous system ant
makes it impossible for thu
brain to send the message
which are necessary to regulate
all the bodily functions
breathing, the heartbeat, etc.
The Germans discovered CT
Git stands for German gas
type "B"D during World War Il
1t was supposed to be a neN
insecticide, but the first fumi
eating crew to try it died alon
with the cockroaches. TeSte,
then as a weapon, the German
found GB was so effective tina
World War I burning and chok
ing gases were obsolete.
GB wasn't used during tn
war, of course, but both tn
Russian and American armie
captured the secret after tn
war. Now a close relative t
GB, called GA, is a standar
weapon in the Soviet arm,