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Times-Advocate, 1988-08-17, Page 10Paae 8 Beatty's nuclearsubmarine plan defended by local • Continued from. page.4 become increasingly sophisticated over the last decade. Stealth, ma- noeuvrability,speed and endurance are the ingredients of successful op- erations. The potential threat we face possesses these qualities and it is simply not practicable to respond with anything of a lesser perfor- mance. To do so courts death and -defeat. The use of nuclear propul- sion is the only means by which the submarine can bcdirovided with the necessary levels of performance to become an effective • weapons. platform. A nuclear propulsion system is - not a nuclear weapon; it is, in its , simplest form, merely an exotic tea kettle whose only purpose is to provide. steam to power the propul- sive motors: Nuclear weapons are a non -issue for the Cana ian boats. - They arc not required n r arc they _necessary. We must not be naive enough to • the cessation of hostilities in the The nuclear powered submarine golf, or the Russians publicly de- gives us that means and should you stroytng a few obsolete missiles be in any doubt about its ability to herald a new order in world ten do so you might well explore the sions. The Russians may indeed be events of the Falkland Islands war softening their hard line of the past in 1982. It was in this conflict that but there is absolutely no indication one British nuclear powered subma- that they have any change of heart rine operating at large, rendered the as far as their military is concerned. entire Argentinian naval fleet inef- They're still building six to,eight fectivc. It is an awesome deterrent nuclear propelled submarines per to any aggressor in any waters. year and equipping them with nu- As citizens of the most magnifi- clear weapons. They still represent cent country in the world, it never a threat to -world peace and will con- ceases to amaze me how we can tinue to do so into the foreseeable have such a blatant -disregard for its future. defensive well-being. She deserves Canada is perhaps the most pea. e- better than we allow. Perhaps we loving nation of all. We have no are more selfish than we realize, be - identified enemies, but yet we do ing.content to absorb the good life, have contested areas of our sove- moralize about the nuclear thing, reignty, the seas around our Arctic pass opinion, do little of conse- islands. An arca of untold value qucnce with our lives; least of all which we could well forfeit if we do to protect the future. 11 is allsomenot exercise our sovereign rights. how .terribly hypocritical sincie the Much hype is generated about the good life we enjoy has only been means by which we may protect made possible by a nuclear umbrcl- our Arctic regions.. la wielded on our behalf by our al- lies. 1 suspect the truth of the matter is we .choose to ignore the prob= lems of defence because to address them would invade our pocketbook and the pain of parting with a few more bucks would be just too MEW • • • much to bear. l wonder how much it would hurt if we were ever to. wake up one morning and find our magnificent country wasn't ours anymore. .. We just simply cannot go on ig noring our defensive responsibili- • • ties forever. Thank goodness for Perrin Beatty; he at least.had the vi- sion and courage. of conviction to redress the balance and pl ice our na- tional, defence in its true perspec- tive. - • Ronald W. Helm • • ... THE EVENT ...' MIDNIGHT MADNESS • • SALE • betide that recent events such as • Letters tothe Editor • 5 0 0 o f f • Dear Editor: I hope you'll be able to find some 'spacc'for the attached story. If the proposed Exeter/Morrison Dam cor- ridor is to be a success, those using it will have to pay more- respect to the environment,. as well as to pri- vate property. These are the third remains of'a picnic we have had to clear up! * * * * * * * Becky and her friends wcnt for a picnic last week. They packed their lunches in a -white.plaslic bag with 'Huron Public Education -Opening up the world' on it and another bag. from Bayfield's Red Pump. Becky's lunch was in a little brown paper bagwith her.namc on it. To cat, they had some sandwiches and chocolate -coated cookies. To .drink, they had a large bottle of - Coca-Cola Classic, a fruit -juice box and two cans of pop. And, of course, they took along napkins. They found a lovely shaded spot tinder a big willow tree in a meadow between Exeter and Morrison Dam; It made a great site for a picnic on a hot summer's day. When they had finished, they - threw all the plastic bags, sandwich - %%rappers and drink containers, as well as the napkins and drinking straws into and around a handy creek so they didn't have to carry their own litter home. . - How dismayed Becky must have been when she got home again to find that in the brown paper lunch bag she threw away was one of her mother's teaspoons. But don't worry Becky, I picked up that too, along with the rest of your litter. If you want it back, please call me at 235-1459.. I'll as- sume you and your friends don't want the refund on the large Coke bottle, so I'll collect that myself! Peter Darbishirc. Dear Editor. I am concerned about the sudden rush to abandon railway lines across the -country and especially in Onta- rio. I see railways as an alternative to the ever increasing proliferation of separate fossil fuel burning high- way vehicles. It may well prove necessary and beneficial to make greater useof the fundamentally more energy efficient and environ- mentally less damaging rail net- work, as an alternative. The interests of the nation must lie in: conserving energy supplies; reducing pollution (e.g. carbon di- oxide, lead and asbestos); slowing down the onsct of the greenhouse effect which is heating the planet, and which by burning fossil fuels; increasing highway safety, by reduc- ing the mix of heavy trucks with smaller automobiles; reducing the costs to taxpayers of an ever heavier duty highway system; maximizing opportunities for regional develop- ment (e.g. rail access for industrial parks, commuter and tourist trains). I feel that it is essential to devel- op a mechanism to assist lean, mo-‘ tivated, regional entrepreneurs, who would be willing to grow with the communities they serve in the reac- tivation of rail lines, which the large centralized companies wish to abandon. - I recommend that interested citi- zens write to or send a clipping of this letter to The Honourable Benoit Bouchard, Minister of -Transport, Ottawa, Canada K IA ON5, no post- age required and to Mr. Michael Far- quhar._ Director General Rail Policy, (Please turn in .,onh. 1 nA) • • • • • • ALL SUMMER MERCHANDISE • Starts Wednesday, August 17th • 10 a.m. to Midnight and ... It Continues... . th6PF2 naffs • • fashion bodtIq?Je • • • Open 7 days a week, Fridays till 9 1 1/4miles south of Grand Bend on Hwy. 21 238-2818 • • • • • • • • Anstett Jewellers - Goderich ANNUAL ESTATE JEWELLERY SHOW & SALE EXTRAORDINARY PIECES The collection is magnificent. A few examples are listed below. 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