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...West Germany, Reagan's comments came at a particularly bad time. Only a fortnight ago, 250,000 people marched on Bonn protesting nuclear weapons. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt favors the deployment of 108 U.S.-made Pershing II and 96 cruise missiles by 1983 in order to counterbalance Soviet SS-20s targeted at Europe. But he is strongly opposed on this issue by an important faction of his Social Democratic Party. Indeed, growing popular opposition to Schmidt's endorsement of the medium-range missiles threatens to push him into early retirement. Willi Piecyk, chairman of the S.P.D. Young Socialists, warned...
...country now has 14 operating atomic-power stations, supplying about 10% of its electricity. During a series of recent local elections the new, environmentalist Green Party made impressive gains based largely on its opposition to the nuclear industry. Though the West German government strongly supports atomic power, Chancellor Helmut Schmidt admits he is prevented from moving as quickly as he would like. Says Schmidt: "One cannot simply force nuclear energy down people's throats...
...peace rally in Bonn was strong evidence of how potent a political issue nuclear arms have become, especially in West Germany, where Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's government has agreed to install 204 U.S. missiles-nearly twice as many as any other NATO member. Angered by the rising public protest, Schmidt called the demonstration "a declaration of war" against his government and his policies. Schmidt was particularly incensed by the action of 58 members of parliament belonging to his own Social Democratic Party (S.P.D.) who signed a declaration of support for the rally. Galling too was the fact that...
...interview with TIME, Eppler dismissed Schmidt's concern, one essentially shared by the leaders of most Western countries, as alarmist. He gave the peace movement credit, somewhat dubiously, for pressuring the U.S. into setting a date for the resumption of arms talks with the Soviet Union. "The Chancellor sees threats where there are none," Eppler said. Like most West German peace crusaders, Eppler is opposed to unilateral disarmament, favoring a step-by-step process of limiting nuclear arms on both sides. Said Eppler: "We have reached a point where the confrontation of the superpowers in Europe could threaten...
...smooth devaluation was possible only with the cooperation of West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who was Mitterrand's guest last week. Accompanied by the President's black labrador, Nil, the two leaders looked like a pair of country squires as they ambled along the wooded lanes near Mitterrand's country home in Latche, south of Bordeaux. If they walked with a lighter step, it was perhaps because recently each had cause to help the other. Mitterrand was grateful to the Chancellor for supporting the devaluation, which imposes stiffer competition upon West German business. For his part, Schmidt...