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...would have 80 to 100 IRBMs (intermediate range missiles) by the mid-1970s; the first ones, with a range of 1,000 miles, were expected to be deployed some time this year. Studying data about the satellite, some Western scientists believe that it was lofted into orbit by a booster, probably equivalent to the U.S.'s Scout or Redstone rocket. Such a system would also provide enough power to fire a small nuclear warhead 6,000 miles. Since the Chinese have already exploded a missile-type H-bomb warhead, Peking beyond any doubt will, within weeks or months, possess...
...announcement caused little surprise in the West. U.S. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird told Congress in February that the Chinese would "attempt to test-launch their first ICBM or space booster in the near future." The Pentagon added last week that the launching "obviously reflects the significant technological progress which is being made in that country." More precisely, it appeared to demonstrate that the Chinese were advancing toward an important goal: the building of missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads to U.S. and European targets as early as 1973. The news might well affect U.S. Congressional action on a proposed expansion...
...erode the sisters' present sense of solidarity. Anita, though, is confident. "Now I am convinced that if tomorrow permission came to do everything we're doing, I would not want to go back. The old structure simply is not geared to the 20th century woman." One sideline booster is her 84-year-old mother. After watching Anita explain the order's new directions on television last week, Mrs. Marie Caspary -with just a touch of quiet pride -spoke her judgment: "You've come a long way, Baby...
Kahn told me, "My generation is getting more radicalized in its attitude towards the Army. I was a great Army booster and friendly to the Army for years, but I don't have the same confidence for the military that I used to have. This comes largely as a result of the Vietnam War and Korean War," ROTC, Kahn said, makes for "more heterogeneous Army officers" but he has mixed feelings on whether it should stay at Harvard. He suggested a central non-campus place where students from Boston area colleges could fulfill ROTC requirements. "If you're going...
Soyuz Failure. The big booster was apparently designed for at least one of three alternative missions: 1) a direct landing on the moon by two cosmonauts, 2) the launch of an unmanned lander that would scoop up lunar material and return it to earth, or 3) the launch of major components of a manned orbiting platform. But the accident delayed further tests of the rocket. The lofting of three manned Soyuz shots last month, for example, apparently fell short of its goal. Two of the craft were equipped with docking collars, but failed to link up. Why? According to Aviation...