Word: extended
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...prospects of a nuclear winter also should affect thinking about extended deterrence the dependence on U.S. intermediate and intercontinental nuclear forces to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. A nuclear winter implies that the U.S. cannot credibly extend its nuclear umbrella since like a first strike a nuclear attack in response to a conventional assault is certain suicide...
...council last night approved a resolution calling the mayor to appoint three of their number to confer with the school committee about drawing up a plan which would extend the superintendent's contract, possibly until January...
Vatican Exchange In attempting to justify President Reagan's nomination of an Ambassador to the Holy See [Jan. 23], some people argue that an exchange with the Vatican is no more objectionable than the diplomatic recognition we extend to the Soviet Union. However, there is a considerable difference. The Roman Catholic Church has 50 million adherents in the U.S. In certain international situations, the Ambassador from the Vatican could make demands sub rosa on the President. What other diplomatic representative could threaten to invoke the support of 50 million Americans...
...have been knocked down to reduce the risk of ambush. How can the Israelis work their way out of the quagmire? "We are trying to reduce our presence here to the minimal level," Chief of Staff Levy said last week. Ideally, the Israelis would like the Lebanese government to extend its writ to the south. But the Lebanese army, bogged down in renewed fighting in Beirut and the nearby Chouf Mountains, is not strong enough to undertake such a task. The Israelis continue to support the 1,000-man Free Lebanon Forces, the militia that was led by Major Saad...
...path toward resolving this hypocrisy is twofold. The administration should not merely tolerate, but actually endorse, the Freshman Week minority activities. The spirit of cooperation should extend throughout the year, with the College involving minority student organizations in administrative planning that affects them. More important, however, Harvard should seek to redress the conditions that make these events so necessary--by increasing minority recruitment for positions throughout the Faculty. As a recently released affirmative action report indicates, minorities are highly underrepresented in both teaching and administrative positions at Harvard. Minority students have repeatedly cited the low number of minority faculty...