Word: defections
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lieut. Elmo Zumwalt III, 40, is the admiral's son. His childhood does not seem to have been unduly affected by the aura of authority. Elmo had other problems: a heart defect that had to be surgically corrected; a mild but frightening case of polio, from which he fully recovered; and a hard time getting good grades at school. Yet he persevered, graduating from the University of North Carolina in 1968 and going into the family business as a swift-boat commander in Viet...
...five-hour presentation, Legasov explained that the operators of the Chernobyl reactor, while testing a turbine generator, had systematically disconnected all safety systems. That left nothing to prevent the accident after a huge power surge shot through the facility, setting off explosions and fires. Said Legasov: "The defect of the system was that the designers did not foresee the awkward and silly actions by the operators...
...well-paid attorneys are no doubt a trifle shallow. But even soaring salaries can seem a poor return for years spent on the assembly line of the law. The result: some large firms now commonly lose up to one-half of their associates. On Wall Street, for instance, many defect to investment banking, a field that lets them shape the deals they would merely flyspeck as lawyers and earn even more exorbitant salaries. Legal publications are filled with advice on how to soothe unhappy rookies. Business is booming for legal headhunters, who can charge $20,000 and more in fees...
Howard was believed to be the first American to defect to the Soviet Union since the 1960s...
...believed to be the first former CIA agent known to defect to the Soviet Union...