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Word: counterweapon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1957-1957
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Army: Russian progress in intercontinental missiles will gradually make obsolete the Air Force's Strategic Air Command. To defend U.S. cities in the foreseeable future, major allocations must be committed now for an effective ICBM counterweapon. The current Army Nike system-both physically and technically -can be used for the more complex Nike-Zeus anti-missile system...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Something for a Scabbard | 12/2/1957 | See Source »

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