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Even if the President, for whatever reason, chose to "absorb" a Soviet first strike, thereby sacrificing most of his ICBMs, the destruction sustained by the U.S. would be immense?as many as 20 U.S. would be immense?as many as 20 million killed, and perhaps twice that number wounded. Would the President consider that a "surgical, Limited strike" and respond accordingly? Or would he order a devastating retaliation from his missile-firing submarines? At least 15 of those boats would be untouched and undetectable, deep at sea, each carrying at least 16 missiles, each missile tipped with eight...
...Office, I found Nixon alone with his back to the room, gazing at the Rose Garden through the bay windows. I knew the feeling from the time when as a boy I had to emigrate to a foreign land: attempting to say goodbye to something familiar and beloved, to absorb it so that one can never be separated from it. In the process, sadly, one loses it; the self-consciousness of the effort destroys what can only be possessed spontaneously...
...John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance, joining the 60 Salvadoran officers and NCOs who were already on the post. During the next three months, 185 Spanish-speaking U.S. Special Forces and 82nd Airborne Division instructors will teach them the light-infantry skills that an average G.I. might absorb in nearly a full year. The program includes everything from basic physical training to communications to the use of American weapons. Much of the emphasis will be on training the Salvadorans to operate as coordinated units on the squad, platoon and company levels. There will be instruction on day and night...
...fourth quarter. The company plans to cut its Seattle work force by 5,000 people. Reduced demand for airplanes also forced McDonnell Douglas last week to cancel a deal with Fokker BV of The Netherlands to build a 150-passenger jet. The St. Louis company expects to absorb a $50 million loss on DC-10 orders that Laker Airways had placed but cannot...
...system more than the East-bloc economy. Because West Germany, France and England hold much of the Polish debt, they would quickly be forced to declare default and chase after Warsaw's assets if the U.S. took such action. The West would have severe trouble if forced to absorb not only Poland's debt but also the $52 billion owed by Hungary, Rumania and other Eastern European countries that may have to default if Poland does. Says Gordon Richardson, governor of the Bank of England: "It is not a very good idea to pursue policies that...