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Force takes close look at nonnuclear strategic weapons. Shifting
to `smart' weapons could confuse arms control negotiations  By
Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / August 7, 1985
Ever since the bombing of Hiroshima 40 years ago, nuclear
warheads have been the heart of superpower arsenals. Their
awesome destructiveness has made them seem the final word in
weapons for global war. That may be changing. According to some
analysts, advanced technology now offers the prospect of
conventional weapons that can do the job of some nuclear
missiles and bombs.  Skip to next paragraph  Such ``nonnuclear
strategic weapons'' would be able to travel across continents
and hit hard targets with the accuracy of a baseball pitcher
throwing a strike. For the most part, they are not related to
President Reagan's proposed space-based defense against
ballistic missiles.  These nonnuclear weapons could have vast
implications for US security policy -- and the