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They all come together again after Israeli intelligence learns that Egypt is building a nuclear reactor in the western desert. The only solution, as the Israelis see it, is to obtain enough uranium to make their own bombs. The assignment is handed to Dickstein, whose cover is subsequently blown by Hassan. Enter Ros tov and his Muscovites, bent on thwarting Israel's campaign. Enter also the fedayeen, who aim to capture the stolen uranium and trumpet Israel's perfidy to the world. Dickstein is also dogged by his own mistrustful Mossad; his most useful ally turns...
Resupply Capabilities. According to General Jones, "In any large operation or full-blown conflict short of a nuclear exchange, lift becomes a very critical factor." He feels that the Pentagon's ability to resupply troops rapidly on the battlefield is "one of the areas in which we run into limitations early." Though the Air Force would have sufficient planes to rush troops overseas, including requisitioned commercial airliners, it would not have enough to take along-their arms and equipment...
...Minsk generally carries 15 Forger Yak-36 VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) planes and 20 Kamov Ka-25 helicopters. The Forger rises and descends on a vertical column of air blown downward by two jet engines. Western analysts have not yet fully evaluated its functions, but it seems to carry antisubmarine weapons and both air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles. The copters appear to be designed primarily to attack submarines, but also have equipment that can guide surface-to-surface missiles launched from the carrier itself. The vessel has four launchers that can fire missiles with a range...
...family has been the target of threats and violence Last month his father's insurance agency in Phoenix was torched. Later, the family was told by an anonymous phone caller, "If your boys go out on the football field Friday night, they're liable to get blown up." Kevin's brother Robert, a Gilbert High School defensive back, has played under an alias. Even Attorney Robert King, who represents Kevin Rutledge, received threats on his life. Notes Hing: "I was under the impression that football was supposed...
Innovation means more than just new air-blown popcorn poppers or home computer games for a society already overrun with gadgets. America's dismal economic record over the past decade largely reflects the decline of research and new product development. Growth in productivity, which measures a worker's output per hour, depends upon new machines and industrial processes that help the worker produce more. While U.S. productivity increased at a rate of 3.1% annually from 1955 to 1965, it increased at only 2.3% from 1965 to 1973. So far this year, productivity has been declining at an annual...