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The Soviet attack on the Korean Civilian Aircraft Flight 007 has focused our attention on Soviet military power and policy. If you are interested in knowing more check out these sources at the Cape May County Library. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ruttia and the Soviet Union is an up-to-date (1982) presentation of Russia’s political, social, economic and military structure compiled by a team of experts in Sovie: studies. JFbjnencyclopedia contains lengthy sections on Soviet politics, the economy and military power treated comparatively with extensive charts accompanying the discussions. Known data and statistical estimates are presented for manpower and weaponry in matching Warsaw Pact prowess with that of the NATO alliance, a welcome source by both the Soviet specialist and the general reader interested in international affairs. A GOOD OVERALL view with attention to politics, detente, and the military buildup in Russia is The Soviet Union, a 1982 publication by the Congressional Quarterly, Inc. a Study published under the auspices of the U.S. Air Force entitled The Soviet Theater Nuclear Offensive illuminates Soviet military thoughts or doctrine, strategy, war, and military sciences. The Soviet Estimate; U.S. Intelligence Analysis Rx

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and Russian Military Strength, by John Prados (1982), is a provocative investigation of American intelligence operations that are aimed at finding out about the Soviets — bow wc gather and analyze the intelligence and how it affects U.S. government policy and public opinion. The outlining of massive intelligence-gathering techniques and technologies which include the monitoring of Soviet I CBM production and compliance with the SALT agreements. Prados demonstrates that despite the astonishing sophisticaiton of our current intelligence apparatus it still provides often inaccurate information subject to misinterpretation and manipulation. The Future of Soviet Military Power, edited by Lawrence L. Whetten, contains the proceedings of an international conference whose participants considered the theme of the future of Soviet military strength in the evolution of East-West relations. The Soviet Triangle, by Donald R. Shanor, (1980) is of interest to both the political expert and layman interested in the three power blocs; Russia, China and American and Western Europe, and their impact on future world relations. The issues analyzed include detente, arms con-

Herpes has been the subject of many inquiries by Health Watch readers. The herpes group of viruses encompasses over 70 different related viruses. Herpes has been found in over 30 non-human species, including snakes, sharks, dogs, cats and squirrels. The term “herpes” is from the Greek root meaning “to creep”. It has been known as a health problem for at least 2,500 years. Five viruses from the herpes groups are considered Uf be common to humans. Herpes Simplex Type I occurs on the lips and is sometimes called “cold sores”. Herpes Simplex Type II is the “genital herpes” which is greatly concerning the population today. Type III is called “Varicelli-Zoster virus” and manifests itself as both chicken pox and shingles. Herpes IV is one of the most common human viruses, formally called “Epstein-Barr virus"; is often presents as infectious mononucleosis in teenagers. Herpes V is also very common, although not well know to the layperson, it is called “cytomegalovirus”. To understand herpes and why researchers have such difficulty finding a cure one must learn about viruses and what makes them unique. Viruses should not be confused with bacteria. Bacteria are independent organisms which can grow and multiply without help from any other living organism. TTiey are developed cells with a functioning reproductive system. Antibiotics kill bacteria because the drug is tailored to snuff out the life of the bacteria cell without harm-

ing the human cells near the bacteria. VIRUSES ARE much smaller and it is believed more simple in structure. The virus cannot reproduce itself independently. It must invade a living cell and steal the cell’s reproductive structures for its own use. Viruses have only a single unit of RNA or DNA (the genetic code) and are mostly protein. Our current medical technology does not allow us to kill the virus because it is protected by the fact that it is living inside our cells. Unlike bacteria, where we can go ahead and kill the whole cell, we need to invent some way to get inside the cell and kill only the virus. Eighty thousand to 700,000 copies of the virus can be made inside of each cell. Many will be pushed through the cell wall to the body, thus spreading the virus in our system, or we will spread it ourselves by touching the infected area and resettling virus cells to other parts of our body. Researchers are focusing on learning all they can about what happens when the virus is inside the cell. Then they are hoping to isolate parts of the virus life cycle to which drugs could attack them without affecting the human host cell. It is hoped that this research will benefit not only those who suffer from herpes, but also cancer victims. Many leading theories consider cancer to be caused by viruses. NEXT WEEK; “HerpesPassing it On." Health Watch is a project of the Cape May County Unit of the American Cancer Society, New Jersey Chapter.

trol, SALT II, human rights, the reunification of East and West Germany, Eurocommunism, the protection of spheres of influence, and the effect of the Pope op the politics of Easton Europe. Soviet-A merican Rivalry; An Expert Analysis of the Economic. Political and Military Competition Which Dominates Foreign Relations, by Thomas B. Larson, former State Department Chief of the Division of Research on Soviet and Eastern European Affairs (1978). Written in a lively and accessible style, this book discusses the SovietAmerican contest for World supremacy which pervades all areas — economic, political, ideological, military and international. The rivalry goes far beyond any issues subject to diplomatic rgulation, and it transcends changes of leadership in both countries, changes which seem to affect the form and style of the contest rather than

its content or intensity . Two interesting insights to the Soviet American viewpoints include The Moral Danger; How Misconceptions About Russia Imperil America. by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Soviet Perceptions of the United States, by Morton Schwartz. Confiscated Power: How Soviet Russia Really Works, by Helene Carrere d’Encousse was one of 1981’s big best sellers in France. The work of a distinguished social and political writer who knows the USSR inside and out and who has a gift for painting vivid pictures of how a human society is organized and operated, both in theory and fact. The book shares how the USSR of Brezhnev grew out of the experiences and cataclysims of Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev. It focuses on Russia as it is today, laying out clear, human pictures of the Party, the government, the elite that rules, the bureaucracy that governs, the structures that produce, the people who obey and whose power has been confiscated.

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