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...article called "Nuclear Weapons and the Atlantic Alliance,'' which was published last week in the spring issue of Foreign Affairs, McNamara and his colleagues argue that this strategic doctrine is antiquated even dangerous, and should be discarded. Since both superpowers now have such huge arsenals, the four contend, it is unlikely that any nuclear fighting could be limited to Europe. It would escalate into "general nuclear war, which would bring ruin to all and victory to none." The authors argue, furthermore, that first use is no longer credible because the U.S. would then be ensuring its own destruction...
...leading political parties denounced the no-first-use idea. Karsten Voigt of the governing Social Democrats termed it "not attractive to us," arguing that "for the people of West Germany, a long conventional war is just as horrible in its effect as a limited nuclear war." The four Americans contend, of course, that any such nuclear war would not be "limited." Alois Merles of the opposition Christian Democratic Party called the proposal "politically and psychologically, extraordinarily dangerous." France is not a member of NATO's military command and is unlikely to renounce the first-strike option for its nuclear...
...biggest differences between the indoor and outdoor seasons is that you have to contend with the elements," says senior co-Captain Kim Johnson. On top of the elements, there is also the larger track, longer sprints and hurdles, additional distance events, and the different passing zones for batons in the relays that the competitors have to adjust...
...biggest deficiency is in the shorter runs and hurdles. Freshman Mariquita "Skeets" Patterson--who set Harvard's indoor hurdles and Pentathalon record last winter--will confine her various talents to the Heptathalon today, leaving Sigrid "Ziggy" Gabler to run in the 400-meter hurdles, and Lenny Yajima to contend in the long jump. There will be no one representing the Crimson in the 100-meter hurdles...
Following yesterday's win and Saturday's 7-2 defeat of Penn. Harvard seems ready to contend with Yale and Princeton for the Ivy League title...