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Unfortunately for Yale, Harvard has nine nuclear bombs in its arsenal...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Netwomen Bop Brown, Keep on Rolling, 9-0 | 4/23/1988 | See Source »

...specialists contend that the most likely target for the CSS-2s is not Israel but Iran, whose leaders have repeatedly threatened Saudi Arabia. Israeli military experts do not disagree with the analysis, but are discomfited at finding themselves within range of Arab missiles. When asked about the Saudi arsenal, Yossi Ben-Aharon, the director general of the Prime Minister's office, replied ominously, "Israel has acquired a reputation of not waiting until a potential danger becomes an actual danger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arms: Beijing Surprise: Missiles for the Saudis | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...cease military assistance to the guerrilla-plagued governments of El Salvador and Guatemala because they are "waging war . . . against their own people." Not only does Jackson argue that "Western Europe should be responsible for its own conventional defense," he also appears sympathetic to unilateral cuts in the American nuclear arsenal in the frail hope that the Soviets would cut theirs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Jesse Seriously | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...early as 1977, then-Soviet leader Leonid I. Breznev proclaimed that nuclear war was a no-win situation. But the Soviets continued to bolster their nuclear arsenal, adding mobile long-range missiles that U.S. officials say could dodge a U.S. strike. Such a capability, they say, appears contrary to the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Carlucci, Soviets to Discuss Arms Policy | 3/15/1988 | See Source »

...Canadian Brian also has a quad in his arsenal, but he too plans not to deploy it in the Saddledome. "My program was set in September," says Orser, 26. "I can't have any doubt or question whether I'm going to do a triple or a quadruple in one spot." Orser's confidence will be the key to whether he triumphs or stumbles. Although he has had a lock on the Canadian title for eight years, he has often been an also-ran at the international level. After taking the silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, just behind America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Figure Skating: The Soaring, Spinning Battle Of the Brians | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

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