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...liquid-fuel Titans became part of the U.S. nuclear arsenal in 1963 and were supposed to be replaced in 1971. They probably will not be phased out until the Air Force begins deploying the mobile MX missile, perhaps ten years from now. Air Force Secretary Hans Mark told the House Armed Services Committee last week that age was not a factor in the accident. Said he: "It could have happened on the first day of deployment." But Retired Air Force General Robert Richardson, an advocate of higher defense spending, disagrees. He told TIME: "The original specifications did not call...
Experts in chemical warfare yesterday disagreed over whether the development of chemical weapons by the United States would deter the Soviet Union from using its sophisticated chemical arsenal or simply escalate worldwide production of such weapons...
...incidents reopened the debate over the safety of the U.S. nuclear arsenal, particularly of the 54 liquid-fuel Titan II missiles, which date from 1963; 18 of them are based in Arkansas, the rest in Arizona and Kansas. Air Force Secretary Hans Mark, a rocketry expert, insists that the Titans are not obsolete and are "a perfectly safe system to operate," despite 40 mishaps in ten years, two of them resulting in deaths or injuries. At the very least, Democratic Senator David Pryor of Arkansas demanded, the Air Force should set up a more effective warning system for Titan...
...honour and dignity" of the president. That these laws date from 1881 did not deter de Gaulle from invoking them 118 times while in office. So when Giscard deigned to hold a press conference over the Bokassa affair, he had little difficulty dodging uncomfortable questions. With such an arsenal of press restrictions, Giscard worries far less than Jimmy Carter about public invective. The press' lack of freedom directly enhances the president's power, permitting him to play up the laudable and tone down the culpable...
Pipes maintained that increasing our strategic nuclear arsenal is "absolutely crucial," adding that defense seems to be of greater concern to the Republicans...