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...start of an air war would probably be the trigger for moving more ground forces to the region. Already, the U.S. has some 30,000 ground troops and their equipment within striking distance of Iraq, Kuwait being the main depot. An additional 45,000 troops could rapidly be flown into the region to be married up with materiel stockpiled since the 1991 war at Diego Garcia, a seven-day sail away. Some military experts think 75,000 troops would be sufficient to overthrow Saddam. They could certainly start the effort while the U.S. pumped more forces into the theater...
...ramjet") is a jet engine that is powered by oxygen it scoops out of the air as it flies, so it's not weighed down by a fuel tank (though it needs an initial boost to get going). This summer's launch represents the first time a scramjet has flown outside of a wind tunnel. It will take years of work before scramjets are available for practical uses, but they could eventually revolutionize space launches and commercial flights. At Mach 7, New York City to Tokyo is just a two-hour hop. INVENTOR The University of Queensland AVAILABILITY Alas, commercial...
...they're kicking and screaming. The U.S. wants the three?who are being held in a smelly communal cell in Hong Kong?flown to the U.S. to stand trial for both drug and terrorism offenses. "It's my job," says defense counsel Jonathan Acton-Bond, "to make sure they're not extradited...
...does Southwest do it? The answer starts with lower costs. The Air Transport Association reports that other major airlines (American, United, Delta, Northwest, Continental, U.S. Airways, America West and Alaska) had unit costs--measured in cost per seat for each mile flown--nearly 100% higher than Southwest. A study by the consulting arm of Unisys concluded that the other majors would need to cut spending a staggering $18 billion just to level the playing field with Southwest. The airline "has long-term, systemic advantages the other carriers can likely never match," says Vaughn Cordle, an airline pilot who heads...
...match, Knoxville has flown in the aptly named Butterbean, a 350-lb. professional boxer. Butterbean also seems excited about the prospect of knocking out Knoxville. "This is going to be fun," he says...