Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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SALT II was never ratified by the U.S. Senate, partly because of doubts over its terms. Critics on the right complained that it left the Soviet Union with too many of its existing weapons; critics on the left complained that it permitted both sides to develop too many new weapons. But most of all, SALT II was a victim of "linkage," the susceptibility of the arms-control process to fallout from adverse events in other areas. The debate over Senate ratification was approaching its climax when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, just as the leader
...city agency report released Thursday has recommended that Cambridge military contractors develop plans to convert to civilian industry...
...policy, the communiqué said that high interest rates were making it more difficult for heavily indebted Third World nations to meet their obligations. Among ten specific points of agreement were 1) the need to reduce budget deficits "where necessary," 2) the urgency of helping poorer countries develop industries, 3) the fact that the Third World debt should be addressed on a case-by-case basis, and 4) endorsement of unspecified moves to stabilize the international financial system. Said Thatcher: "So you see, we have not been idle during the last two days...
...folds will fall just right. Afterward it is sprayed with a stiffening resin to hold its shape. The casting method Johnson uses is so fine that it duplicates wrinkles on the leather of an old briefcase. He hired Japanese and Italian as well as American chemists to develop the polychrome patinas that color many of his figures...
...ghost wranglers, the pair played by Writers Aykroyd and Ramis are sweetly earnest about their calling, and gracious about giving the picture to their co-star Bill Murray. He obviously (and wisely) regards Dr. Peter Venkman as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop fully his patented comic character...