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Daily 1& University of Nebraska-Lincoln aim Wednesday, March 31, 1982 Vol. 109 No. 52 Lincoln, Nebraska Copyright 1982 Daily Nebraskan Speaker: European de-nuclearization goal of peace movement By Duane Retzlaff The "de-nuclearization of Europe from the Ural Moun tains to Portugal" is the goal of the European Peace Move ment, said a leader of the peace movement in Italy. Giancarla Codrignani, an Italian parliament member, told UNL students and a panel of five UNL faculty mem bers in the Nebraska Union Tuesday that more and more Europeans are realizing a European war would be a nu clear one . Last year, 200,000 people demonstrated in favor of nu clear disarmament in Bucharest, Rumania. Four hundred thousand demonstrated in Rome, Codrignani said. The Italian peace movement gained strength last year when NATO announced its plan to deploy cruise missiles in Sicily, she said, a move that would make Italy not less but more vulnerable to nuclear attack. Codrignani said the peace movement is not directed against NATO or the United States. Europeans realize that both the Soviet Union and the United States need to cooperate for a disarmament pro gram to work, she said. NATO's plan to deploy medium-range cruise and Per shing II nuclear missiles was prompted by the Soviet Union's recent deployment of 300 SS-20 nuclear missiles targeted at Western Europe, Codrignani said, but if each side continues countering the other's threat, the arms race will never end. Leo Sartori, professor of physics and astronomy at UNL, said if NATO cancelled deployment of new medium-range missiles there would be no Soviet incentive to withdraw nuclear missiles. Edward Homze, professor of history, said the history of arms reductions has been a dreary one. Both superpow ers are to blame for the buildup, he said, which perpetu ates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. Europeans are justifiably afraid that a so-called limited nuclear war would be limited only to Europe, Homze said, and American statements that there can be limited nuclear war do not reassure them. Homze said unilateral arms reductions will not be ef fective, but both super powers must be prodded to reduce nuclear armaments. The debate of cruise and Pershing missiles is mislead ing, Homze said, because there are many other longer range weapons already pointed at Europe. Raphael Zariski, a UNL professor of political science, said the issue is not whether to use nuclear arms or not, but whether bilateral arms reductions can be achieved. A problem facing bilateral reductions is that the nego tiations are not between equals, he said. The United States and NATO are subject to public peace movement pres sures, while the Soviet Union is not. Lincoln police 'sting' recovers stolen items Lincoln police issued arrest warrants for 18 people Tuesday morning in connection with a "sting" operation that has been operating in the city for the last four months. A sting operation involves the use of undercover agents who purchase stolen property. In a press release issued by the Lancaster County At torney's office, the operation was said to be conducted "in the storefront of a cooperative local businessman." The Lincoln Journal identified the businessman as Leon Raney who operates Leon's Preferred Shop, a sec-cond-hand store at 2147 N. 27th St. The operation was conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol, the Lincoln Police Department, the Lancaster County Sheriffs Office, the UNL Police Department and agents of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. The Omaha Police Department was also involv ed in the operation. Property recovered was valued at more than S70,000. It included seven cars, a boat, stereos, televisions and jew elry. Forty -one felony charges and 24 misdemeanor charges have been filed against the 18 individuals listed in the war rants. Two federal charges have also been filed. More are expected. None of the 18 are registered as UNL students. County Attorney Mike Heavican said he was pleased with the results of the operation. "This worked even better than we had expected," Heavican said Tuesday. "I anticipate it's a law enforce ment device well be using in the future." '1 ij jjl ' , f Photo by Jodie Fields Giancarla Codrignani, a member of the Italian Parli ament, spoke about the European peace movement Tuesday in the Nebraska Union. "The basic question is how do you force bilateralism on the U.S.S.R," Zariski said. Trust is a two-way street, and something more than token gestures on the Soviet Union's part are needed, he said. Jerry Petr, associate professor of economics, said the United States has not demonstrated the willingness to shift spending from the military to more humane social programs. Although the United States is spending about oneJialf as much on defense today, relative to the nation's total economic wealth, compared to 30 years ago, Petr said, the amount of aid to under-developed nations in the Southern hemisphere has decreased. The Soviet Union should be more interested in pursu ing arms reductions than the United States, Petr said, be cause the strain on Soviet economy is greater. They spend twice as much as the United States on defense, yet their economy is half the size, he said. Hardy Jones, professor of philosophy, asked if it is really worth it to preserve American economic and politi cal freedoms while risking nuclear devastation. Jones questioned the willingness of some people to back up their ideology with nuclear weapons. He alluded to a defense department spokesman who said, "if the Rus sians can survive a nuclear war, then by God Americans can too." College Republicans: Unilateral disarming open door for Soviets By Lori Siewert A unilateral nuclear disarmament policy advocated by members of the European Peace Movement is dangerous to the safety of the United States, Steve Grasz, the chair man of the UNL College Republicans, said at a press con ference Tuesday morning. Grasz said the press conference was arranged to res pond to the presence in Lincoln of peace movement mem bers. Giancarla Codrignani, an attorney and member of the Italian Parliament, spoke Tuesday afternoon in the Nebraska Union. Andreas Zumach from West Germany spoke at the First Presbyterian Church Tuesday evening. The European Peace Movement advocates that the United States and Western European countries disarm, Grasz said. However, this unilateral disarmament is one sided because it does not call for the disarming of the Sov iet Union, he said. "They believe if we act first, the Soviet Union will follow." The College Republicans National Committee believes that "only our enemies would ask us to disarm while leaving the Soviets armed," Grasz said. The College Republicans support multilateral dis armament, a balanced and negotiated reduction in weapons by both the United States and the Soviet Union, he said. "We're not opposed to lessening the threat of nuclear war, but we want both sides to take part in disarmament. Otherwise you increase the threat of war," he said. The College Republicans also object to the peace move ment speakers because one of the movement's support groups, the British-based Campaign for Nuclear Disarma ment, is led by leftist activists, Grasz said. "It looks real nice advocating nuclear disarmament, but we feel their motives may not be as pure as they claim," he said. While most members of the European Peace Movement are sincere, they are being manipulated by Soviet sympa thizers, he said. "A lot of them, in my opinion, aren't Soviet propo gandists," he said. "But there are a few Soviet propogan dists working within these groups to promote their cause." "We don't question the sincerity of the church groups involved, but we feel they are being deceived," he said. A New York-based group called Clergy and Laity Concerned is helping to sponsor a nationwide tour of the speakers from the European Peace Movement. ihiiiihmi Mim "'t"""'""M'"""",fe jSSJM'""'a'l'"M"' aagaatsy fimm!fm " vb mil - Photo by D. Eric Kircher Students perform a Mexican hat dance for the closing ceremony of the UNL Language Fair in the Nebraska Union Centennial Room.