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...strategic nuclear war heads (a claim I thoroughly agree with), but this does not make any less accurate my own indication that the U.S. has close to 30,000 nuclear war heads overall as compared to some 20,000 held by the Soviets. This latter figure obviously includes the battlefield or tactical nuclear weapons held by the U.S. forward base systems in Europe and aboard our major war ships in several parts of the world, including the Indian Ocean. Since one of the major fears of those who take a sane look at today's crisis is the possible escalation...
...range infect an area of 750 to 1,000 acres with nerve gas by exploding on ground impact or detonating overhead and releasing a deadly drizzle. According to John Erickson, a widely respected expert on Soviet military matters and director of defense studies at the University of Edinburgh, Kremlin battlefield doctrine calls for using chemicals against the West's command posts and airfields. Gases can blanket a wide area and penetrate buildings and fortifications, killing their occupants even though their exact location may be unknown to the attacker. Says Erickson: "A mixture of conventional and chemical attacks...
...obvious that the Vietnamese face many difficulties. The international community has condemned Viet Nam for its invasion. The Vietnamese are begging for international aid to help them in their aggression because Viet Nam itself does not have a strong economic base. While we are fighting the Vietnamese on the battlefield, if the international community could put pressure on Viet Nam-diplomatic, economic pressure by cutting off all aid-then we could force Viet Nam to withdraw its army...
...battlefield down under, Holpuch and Karen Smith had trouble establishing good position while forgetting the hallowed law of the Big Person: "Move to the ball if thou desireth...
...military. Women are now barred from duties that would require them actually to shoot, but they can be sent into situations in which they could be shot at. For example, women can serve as crew members of supply helicopters, which could easily come under fire on the battlefield. The Administration has asked Congress to remove all statutory restrictions on assigning women and leave it up to the Pentagon. Out of chauvinism or chivalry, however, most Congressmen apparently oppose any possibility of women engaging in combat...