Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...world's busiest maritime routes, around the Cape of Good Hope, it serves as a vital Western surveillance post. Gerhardt thus had access to secrets of international strategic importance. At the very least, as commodore of a dock that refitted and refurbished most of South Africa's fleet, he was in a position to provide Moscow with information about electronic and weapons systems, those of South African manufacture as well as equipment modified from Israeli, French and other Western designs that would be of interest to the Soviets. Naval officials described his arrest as "stunning...
...strengthen our own capabilities to defend the Japanese archipelago, and we can and are giving the fullest cooperation in consultation with the U.S. in deploying [forces] in the most effective strategic and tactical posture. I believe Japan's own defense capabilities and U.S. capabilities, centering on the Seventh Fleet, are in a complementary relationship through our [bilateral] security treaty. The treaty itself contains language about maintaining peace and stability in the Far East. In this sense, one could say that as Japan buttresses its own defense capability, it will allow the U.S. to expand its scope or sphere...
...these smaller planes have been ordered. Boeing's Wilson sees the 757 as the company's strongest card in the long run, because it is intended to replace the middle-size, medium-range jets that make up some 72% of the U.S. airline fleet. Says he: "I would not be surprised to see the 757 as the best seller we have ever...
...Fleet Street erupts as Prince Andrew and Washington stripper Fanne Fox depart together for a remote cassle in Bermuda. "It's entirely innocent," the prince protests upon his return...
Baker retaliated by using a fleet of 11 military jets (each costing $742 an hour out of the Pentagon's budget) to bring Senators back for the vote and ensure them a quick flight home when it was over. Even Barry Goldwater, who was in an Arizona hospital recuperating from open-heart surgery, returned to Washington. "The sky was dark with Air Force planes bringing back Senators, kicking and screaming," Helms complained. Senators finally strangled the filibuster for good by an 81-to-5 vote, then passed the gas tax, 54 to 33. Baker, who had triumphed because...