The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 21.02.1986, Side 10

The White Falcon - 21.02.1986, Side 10
Many people across the country are looking for a fast and easy way to lose excess weight. And many will turn to the latest fad diet for help. The Anerucab Heart Association urges dieters to adopt healthful eating habits on a permanent basis, instead of impatiently pursuing crash diets in hopes of shedding unwanted pounds in a few days. Fad diets usually over-emphasize one particu- lar food or type of food, according to Dr. Wil- liams L. Winters Jr., president of the Texas Af- filiate of the American Heart Association. "Fad diets violate the first principle of good inutrition, which is to eat a balanced diet that includes a variety of foods," said Dr. Winters. "Those who are able to stick with a fad diet for ■one than a few weeks may develop nutritional de- ficiencies, because no one type of food contains all the nutrients needed for good health." Despite what the fad diet books may say, the sensible way to lose weight permanently is to cut down on the quanity of foods--especially the Ad? A § high calorie extras like desserts, fried foods, sweets and alcoholic beverages -- while maintain- ing or increasing physical activity. Because eating habits do not change overnight, Dr. Winters suggests tackling just one habit at a time and getting used to that change before mov- ing on to the next. Inadequate arms cooperation hurts NATO By Donna Bolinger (AFIS) — If the Warsaw Pact Forces were ever to roll across Central Europe, they would be met by NATO forces operating six different kinds of tanks. Not only do most of the NATO tanks have major structural differences that require unique repair parts, most of them don't even shoot the same kind of ammunition. The United States spent more than $1 billion in research, development and testing of the Abrams tank. Great Britain and Germany spent just as much on the Challenger and the Leopard, respectively. This doesn't happen only with tanks. NATO countries produce and deploy many armaments that are not compatible with their allies' systems. What ultimately suffers is the combat effectiveness of NATO forces. Deputy Secretary of Defense William H. Taft IV recently identified this problem in the system that arms NATO. "Inadequate arms cooperation hurts NATO both in capabilities and costs," he said. Taft said the use of standardized equipment by Warsaw Pact forces gives them a considerable edge over NATO forces. For example, rather than fielding six distinctly different tanks, the Warsaw Pact has five tanks, each basically an evolutionary improvement of the previous model with many common features. Taft said the efficiency of this system enables the Warsaw Pact to: O get more more bang for the buck, by outproducing NATO countries with less defense expenditure; □ maintain substantially lower development-to- deployment leadtimes than NATO; 10 □ narrow the quality gap, which for so long gave NATO a substantial lead; and □ move ahead of the West in some areas of technology. "Inadequate arms cooperation hurts NATO both in capabilities and in costs," Taft said. "Unless we do better, the inexorable upward push in weapons costs can prevent Alliance nations from replacing current equipment and inventories in sufficient numbers." So what's keeping NATO from working together? Taft said it boils down to: □ protectionism, or each country's attempt to protect its own industry; □ concern about technology security; and □ the difficulty of reaching agreement within each NATO member's political, military, technical and commercial communities. Taft emphasized that better cooperation within NATO in the development of arms should not interfere with competition and free trade. Instead, it will assure that the benefits of competition are realized and shared throughout the alliance. Maintaining the proper balance between sharing critical technology within NATO and protecting it from Soviet exploitation, Taft said, will require broad cooperation. "Our alliance can and will benefit substantially if we move forward as true partners to share the burdens and benefits of cooperatively developed, modern conventional weapons,' Taft said. The White Falcon February 21, 1D36

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