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New Era Calls for Updated Conventional Forces Treaty  By Linda
D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service  WASHINGTON, July 28,
1997 – U.S. and European officials are adapting the treaty
governing military forces in Europe to better fit the region's
new security environment.  In the end, fewer tanks, tracked
vehicles and combat aircraft will be deployed from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Ural Mountains.  Adapting the 1990 Conventional
Forces in Europe treaty is an important development in the
ongoing effort to build a post-Cold War security architecture
for Europe, White House spokesman Mike McCurry said July 23
after announcing significant progress had been made by
negotiators in Vienna.  The original treaty, signed by 30
nations including the United States and Russia, balanced the
number of NATO and Warsaw Pact tanks, armored vehicles,
artillery, combat aircraft and helicopters in Europe. As a
result, Warsaw Pact nations eliminated more than 50,000 p