Word: civilianized
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...research in the service of defense is not the only science under scrutiny. Over the next year the NSTC plans to review all federally funded projects -- civilian and military -- with an eye to weeding out redundancies and identifying technology that could be put to use by U.S. companies. Presidential science adviser John Gibbons, who heads the NSTC, makes no secret of the fact that some government-sponsored science will have to be axed. "We're going to do new things," he says. "But we can only do those by not doing some things we are doing...
...computerized triage system that can track the diagnosis, status and location of patients in both civilian and battlefield trauma-care units...
Negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians reopened in the Egyptian town of Taba, but three days later, delegates again halted the talks. "On the civilian issues, we are coming closer. On the security issues, there is a lot to be done," said Major General Amnon Shahak, head of the Israeli delegation...
...proposed expansion of NATO and on Yeltsin's reform plans. A new furor about the NATO issue exploded last week when Lithuanian President Algirdas Brazauskas formally applied for membership in the alliance. The Kremlin put out a statement warning that such moves could generate "undesirable attitudes in civilian and military circles" and "lead to military and political destabilization." Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev grumbled, "We don't like their seeking protection by hiding in NATO...
...dollars a year on golf, and he wants to do something about it. The Democrat from Arizona recently learned that the military maintains about 280 golf courses for its personnel at the cost of some $6 million a year. DeConcini wants to open up the military courses for civilian use for about a dollar a hole, a plan that could net the Treasury $100 million a year...