Word: feared
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there was a single moment that captured both the fear and the optimism in NATO's shatteringly violent assault on Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic last week, it came after the second wave of attacks, when British Air Commodore David Wilby played an astonishing "bombsight" video. The snippet--about eight seconds long--showed a NATO bomb streaking into an ammunition depot in Kosovo. Milliseconds after the bomb strike, the video showed a large explosion. And then an almost imperceptible snake of flame sneaked outward to a nearby building and triggered a blast so bright and hot it turned the infrared video...
...Pentagon is particularly interested in rooting out the 30 or so most sophisticated missile launchers--Russian SA-6s--but it admits that it hasn't found a "large slice" of them. No one in the Pentagon knows for sure why the Serbs are holding back, but there is one fear: "They're just waiting for us to fly a little lower and a little slower," says an officer...
...such absolutism is that you must deliver on your threats. The U.S. had said it would bomb; therefore, it had to bomb. There is still hope in some corners of the Administration that NATO will somehow bomb Milosevic back to the bargaining table. But there is also gnawing fear that it will never happen. History argues that even massive air attacks cannot force enemy infantry units to pull out of territory that they are determined to hold...
Much like a soap-opera character, Monica Lewinsky is someone we all love to hate [NATION, March 15]. When I read your article, however, my disdain was tempered by an unexpected admiration. She has lived out a fear most of us only dream about--suddenly finding oneself naked in public. What struck me was how Monica was able to defend herself without seeming defensive. This ability allowed her to appear poised, intelligent and charming--so much so that many people commented they could finally understand what the President saw in her. While I do not admire Monica for her self...
...advanced U.S. weapons components and know-how. Last month agents thwarted China's second attempt to obtain military gyroscopes used in guidance systems for "smart" munitions, missiles and fighter aircraft. More customs cases are under way involving Chinese efforts to pilfer so-called critical technologies. FBI counterespionage specialists fear that the problem of spying isn't confined to Chinese visitors to the national labs. The FBI is taking a hard look at activities by scientists from several other nations, most notably Iran. For some years, Iranian scientists have visited the labs for exchanges that are ostensibly peaceful and beneficial, such...