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...made the politically popular notion of missile defense a centerpiece of its challenge to the administration on defense and foreign policy. Candidate George W. Bush has, in fact, come out in favor of a full-blown missile shield designed to neutralize the deterrent value of the Russian missile fleet along with everyone else's. In order to proceed with building the system according to the timetable he set himself, President Clinton would have to make the fateful decision on whether to scrap the ABM treaty at the height of the presidential race. "The Russians, on the other hand, have...
...Although he's threatening to burn down the house of arms control if the U.S. proceeds without Russian approval, Putin needs a deal with Washington for his own reasons - maintaining the existing Russian missile fleet may tax Moscow's resources beyond their capacity, and the substantial cuts envisaged for both sides as part of a START III framework treaty will help Russia maintain an affordable nuclear deterrent. That creates a powerful incentive for Putin to seek new arms control agreements. The difference is that while Clinton is under the gun, Putin has plenty of time on his hands. "Right...
...adjusted from inside the cab--the softer the ground, the softer the tires--meaning heavy, tracked vehicles no longer have a monopoly on mobility. "If technology permits," says Shinseki, in what some of his colleagues see as battlefield blasphemy, "we are prepared to consider going to an all-wheel fleet...
...soldiers are targeted by enemy Scuds during the conflict, martial lightning bolts--actually oxygen-iodine lasers--will blow the missiles from the sky before they ever get close to their targets. The Air Force wants to outfit a fleet of 747s with lasers. These "Warbirds" could explode enemy missiles shortly after launch, well before they could unleash their batches of warheads on American soldiers or local civilians. Computers on the plane will bend the laser's "rubber mirror" hundreds of times a second to keep the beam fixed on the missile's skin for the three to five seconds needed...
...real reason to get nervous--is that it has begun to supplant what was formerly civic and public. There's no Candlestick Park anymore, just 3Com Park, and now there's a PacBell Park to match. The venerable Boston Garden was replaced not too long ago by the Fleet Center: a city erased, its role played by a bank. A little town in the Pacific Northwest just renamed itself after a dotcom company in return for a generous donation. I won't mention the name here, since I figure advertising should be paid for. That's when advertising has gone...