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...problem, as outlined in a classified report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, is the possible development of a new Soviet weapon--the "fast-burn" rocket. According to the report, such a device could speed into orbit and shut down its engines before the heat-seeking sensors of SDI satellites could home in on its jetstream. The report predicts that the Soviets could "develop, produce and deploy" fast-burning rockets as early...
...advent of fast-burn technology could cast a terminal gloom over any feasible Star Wars defense system. With a boost phase of only two minutes--less than half that of conventional weapons--fast-burning rockets could penetrate the atmosphere and detonate their "throw-weight" of multiple warheads in substantially greater numbers than proposed SDI equipment could contain...
While OPEC's woes inspire visions of energy-to-burn for U.S. consumers, petroleum experts warn that the cartel could get the upper hand again in the 1990s. By then, many alternative sources, notably Alaskan and North Sea oil fields, will be on the decline. Low crude prices could help OPEC make a comeback by discouraging exploration for new sources. Says Elihu Bergman, executive director of Americans for Energy Independence: "We shouldn't let down our guard. We should take advantage of this to prepare for the future...
...Pollard, a free-lance public relations consultant, claimed that the suitcase contained documents she had wanted to use in "a presentation" at the Chinese embassy. Saying that "something had happened" to her husband, she asked the acquaintance to meet her at a hotel, where she had apparently decided to burn the papers...
...federation's ambitious agenda includes the call for foreign divestment and nationalization of major industries, the release of Nelson Mandela, the withdrawal of government troops from the black townships and the abolition of the pass laws. Barayi said the federation would lead a campaign for blacks to burn their passbooks publicly if the law is not revoked within six months. That threat prompted grim reminders of the last widespread protest against the & pass laws, which ended with the deaths of 67 people after police opened fire on a demonstration in the black township of Sharpeville in 1960. The A.N.C., which...