Word: burnes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fuels to the orbiter, where they would be mixed at controlled levels to power the spacecraft's engines. The other two companions were the gleaming white boosters, each 149 ft. tall and packed with more than 1.1 million lbs. of solid fuel. Once ignited at lift-off, they would burn uncontrollably until their fuel was spent...
...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...
...before the report had been acknowledged by the SDI office, one human cog in the military-industrial machine was busy refuting its conclusions. Speaking on the condition that he not be identified, the official ventured that, in his opinion, the Russians would not be able to develop a fast-burn rocket for at least fifteen years...
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...