Nuclear War

To the Editors of The Crimson:

The quotation attributed to me in Monday's Crimson report on the MANA concert and the protest outside, while accurate, inadequately represented the views of those who demonstrated. As I stated to the Crimson reporter before, and several times during, the rally, a nuclear weapons freeze at current levels would solidify the imbalance of power between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. The Soviets would be unlikely to honor such an agreement, as demonstrated by their violation of chemical warfare accords and refused to permit accurate verification of earlier nuclear weapons treaties. Those who demonstrated feel that only by demonstrating resolve never to be overtaken by the Soviet Union in nuclear arms will the West ever convince the Soviets to participate in meaningful arms negotiations. The current surge of concern over the danger of nuclear war is laudable, but the facile, emotionally based recommendations it has generated would only increase the chances of nuclear cataclysm should they be put into practice. Mark A. Sauter '82