Word: buildups
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Russians' overwhelming military predominance in the northern flank is most evident in the icy waters of the area. Since the Soviet navy launched a massive buildup after the 1962 Cuban crisis, it has become, as Jane's Fighting Ships notes, "the supernavy of a superpower." Moscow's growing strength at sea has long since been noted in the Mediterranean and in the Indian Ocean. But the fact is that the northern fleet, the smallest in the Soviet navy at the end of World War II, is now the biggest-the superfleet of a supernavy...
...Concept. The main object of the games was to test a new Yugoslav defense concept devised after the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. In a development that has gone almost totally unnoticed abroad, Yugoslavia has quietly carried out the world's fastest buildup of conventional forces. More than 1,000,000 Yugoslav workers between the ages of 18 and 45 have been organized into a new auxiliary territorial army, supplementing the regular armed forces and fully equipped with heavy infantry, antitank and antiaircraft weaponry. By 1973 the number will grow to 3,000,000, giving the country...
Make-work and Macaroni. The Viet Nam buildup left the Seventh with an inexperienced cadre and second-class equipment. Lack of money meant less field training and more make-work. "They send me to the motor pool every day and tell me to paint that truck," complains a G.I. in Kaiserslautern. "The next day they tell me to chip the paint off, and then I paint it again." Insists an armored division lieutenant: "There's just so much you can do to fix a tank." Scorning the Army as "the Green Machine," the Seventh's soldiers adopted...
...distribute a series of color pictures on the career of Mao. The announcement contained unusual emphasis on the ties between Mao and Lin Piao, eulogizing the Vice Chairman as "the brilliant example for the whole party, the whole army, and the people all over the country." After such a buildup, it was strange indeed that the release of the pictures was delayed for almost ten days...
Preparing for the operation, however, can be complex. One of the important causes of periodontal disease is the buildup of invisible bacteria plaque on the teeth. This must be under control before the implantation takes place. Otherwise the new bone marrow can quickly become infected. Therefore patients must learn how to clean and take care of their mouths before they undergo marrow grafting. This process includes adjustment of the bite, a special schedule of antibiotics, thorough cleaning and lessons in proper toothbrushing techniques. According to Schallhorn, one man underwent nearly five years of preparatory treatment before he finally "got religion...