DEFENSE SECRETARY CASPAR WEINBERGER TODAY FLEW TO CALIFORNIA, WHERE A NUCLEAR FREEZE PROPOSAL HAS BECOME AN ELECTION ISSUE, AND DENOUNCED THE IDEA FROM A CHURCH PULPIT.

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• Publication Date: October 20, 1982
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REUTERS
20 OCTOBER 1982
Defense Secretary Caspar WelrcerCcr today Flew to California, where a
nuc=car freeze proposal has beccn are election issue, and denounced the idea
from a church pulpit.
In remarks prepared for u_elivery at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco,
~.~einberger said a proposed freeze cr production and oeplovment of nuclear
weapons would make the world more dangerous. A copy of the speech was released
by the pentagon.
"A freeze now not only would not reduce the probability of war but would
greatly add to the dangers we all face," he said.
He restated the administration's argument that a freeze would be a boon to
the Kremlin, which he said has more nuclear weapons than the United States. He
said the Soviet Union would never negotiate to reduce the number of these
weapons once it had won such a frozen-in advantage.
Voters in California and several other states will cast ballots on
non-binding freeze resolutions in the November 2 election. The freeze also is
an issue in the Senate race between Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, a
supporter, and Republican Mayor Pete Wilson of San Diego, a freeze opponent.
In the face of public criticism, the Brown campaign recently withdrew a
controversial television ad attacking Wilson's stand on the freeze issue and
picturing an atomic mushroom cloud.,
A citizens lobby group announced in Washington today that California will be
one of 101 states where it will air another television ad intended to defeat
incumbent congressmen who oppose the freeze. The target there is Republican Don
Clausen, who represents a northern district of the state.
A spokesman for the group, Citizens for Common Sense
y A) ( C. 'e National Defense,
said former Central Intelligence Agenc D
would endorse the California pro-freeze ballot measuretomorrowWilliam Colby
The spokesman said Colby would announce that he was convinced Soviet
compliance with a freeze could be verified with existing U.S. surveillance
technology.
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