North Korea
Sir, — Admiral Long’s parting speech (“The Press,” June 21) refers to North Korean military expansion. Quite naturally there was no comment on the activities of United States forces, which might very well provoke this increase. This year’s United States military manoeuvres (named Team Spirit ’B3) lasted almost three months and included officers of the Japanese “Self Defence Force.” United States forces increased from the permitted 40,000 to 70,000 during this period. Accusing North Korea of provocation, the admiral disregards the fact that while the north has neither foreign troops nor nuclear weapons, his forces in the south are sp equipped. I am sure Admiral Long regards occasional Soviet manoeuvres, alongside Poland and Czechoslovakia as provocative but “Team Spirit ’B3” was only the latest in a series of annual exercises. With the projected tripartite agreement between the United States, Japan and South Korea, it is no wonder that the north feels threatened. Admiral Long’s predicted comments on Soviet Pacific expansion are meaningless without comparison with United States strength in the area. — Yours, etc., PETER STOCKER. June 21, 1983.
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