Word: attackable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Thankfully, the secretary's party was not injured, but the fact remains that an attack on U.S. officials cannot be tolerated. We ask the government of Bolivia to bring those responsible to justice," Fitzwater said...
...addition, Senators questioned Thornburghabout his position on civil rights, gay rights,abortion and what he planned to do about JusticeDepartment investigations of current AttorneyGeneral Edwin Meese III and Assistant AttorneyGeneral William Bradford Reynolds, both of whomhave come under attack for improprieties while inoffice...
...Schlesinger is an able, experienced practitioner in national security matters, but his attack on Governor Dukakis' defense positions is seriously misleading. We should examine issues rather than count visits to military bases...
...issue of a new intercontinental ballistic missile is more complex. The Reagan Administration wants to deploy the ten-warhead MX on railroad cars -- a scheme that might be even more vulnerable to surprise attack than our current system of triple-warhead Minuteman ICBMs in underground silos. Many in Congress (along with Schlesinger and myself) favor the single-warhead Midgetman deployed on mobile launchers, but the very high cost of such a system cannot be ignored. Another option consistent with Dukakis' position would be the deployment of Minuteman in multiple protective shelters (the so- called shell game). The real test...
...wage conventional war, so as to convince Soviet decision makers that they cannot count on a quick victory in Western Europe. That does not mean giving NATO a capability to "win" in the classic sense -- any more than our ability to destroy the U.S.S.R. in retaliation for a nuclear attack on the U.S. means an ability to "win" in a strategic war. It is a combination of nuclear and conventional capabilities that deters. That is what Dukakis seeks...