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By FRENCH SLAUGHTER
Rappahannock News Contributing Writers
President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev have C signed a treaty providing for the elimination of intermediate range nuclear weapons, which are those weapons with a range of approximately 300 to 3,000 miles.
Certainly I join with all Americans in the hope that this treaty will promote peace and lessen the tensions between the superpowers — th?it is, the United States and the Soviet Union.
The crucial factors bearing on the effectiveness of the treaty in the promotion of peace will be adequate verification and enforcement provisions. The task of verification is very complicated. The treaty does provide for short notice of on-site inspections by either party in the Soviet Union and the United States. This is the first time on-site inspections have been agreed to by the Soviets.
The question of how to enforce the treaty in case of the violation of its terms by either of the superpowers remains unresolved.
Under the Constitution, the House of Representatives does not vote on treaties. The 1987 nuclear missile treaty now goes to the U.S. Senate and must be ratified by a two-thirds vote in order to be binding.
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