The Nation - News from Nov. 25, 1985

The U.S. military would face serious problems providing adequate medical care to American combat casualties in the event of war in Europe or the Pacific, the Boston Herald said in quoting Pentagon reports. The reports on the medical preparedness of the U.S. European and Pacific Commands, made last year by Pentagon health authorities, were classified as government secrets last year over the objections of Congress and the Pentagon’s health affairs office. Unclassified versions were made available by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.).