Word: derailed
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...nuclear missiles "impotent and obsolete." Whether or not the U.S. could build such a Star Wars shield was less important than the Soviets' knowledge that they themselves never could. The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) quickly became an obsession of the Soviet leadership. Konstantin Chernenko and Mikhail Gorbachev tried to derail it through propaganda and arms control. But Reagan steadfastly refused to give...
...determine who is responsible for oil supply problems. Unfortunately, supply is not the major cause of these price rises. Runaway economic growth in China and India is, and it has been for some time now as the two Asian giants continue to modernize their economies. Short of trying to derail economic growth in the world’s two most populous nations, there is very little the United States government can do to stop worldwide demand for oil increasing. Much like the experience of the U.S. during the early 1980s, there is little that can be done to reduce...
...April 14 Assailants fire mortars at a police camp in Yala; authorities in Pattani thwart an attempt to derail a train...
...Fifteen Minutes longing for the Yale vibe and throw Harvard State University parties hoping to make the College into, well, a college. What is surprising, however, is that despite our incessant complaints, many among us exhibit a lack of willingness to effect positive change and an unabashed willingness to derail those...
...World Trade Organization. Led by Lula and Brazil, the developing world refused to negotiate new foreign-investment rules until powers like the U.S. and the European Union promised to cut the lavish agriculture subsidies that effectively keep developing-world farmers out of lucrative markets. Lula's stance may also derail or seriously dilute the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the hemisphere-wide pact that was meant to be a jewel of President George W. Bush's trade agenda...