Word: fueled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...evidence has left American and British officials uncertain about the exact size of Iraq's weapons-grade uranium stockpile. In theory, had Saddam's physicists proceeded unimpeded from 1985 to 1995, Iraq might have been able to amass anywhere from 200 lbs. to 1,100 lbs. of bomb-ready fuel, experts say. At present, the amount of fissionable uranium is probably still very small. "I'd be skeptical of claims that he's close to a bomb," said an Administration official. "People who come out with bold statements about how much material he has just don't know what they...
...allow the rest of Ethiopia free access to the Eritrean port of Assab, which normally handles 70% of Ethiopia's trade, about the only thing now moving through it is food. A Shell Oil installation, which is under the front's control, is sending only 10% of the usual fuel supply to the rest of Ethiopia. Says a Western businessman at the port: "There is the definite feeling of a squeeze play here." Wary of the Eritreans, Ethiopian producers of coffee, the country's biggest export, are not sending their goods to Assab...
...voluntary recall of the cushions last year, the pillows are still readily available in people's closets and at garage sales. Investigators are now trying to determine if other products, like bedclothes or stuffed animals, could also cause fatal rebreathing. In addition, the Missouri doctors' findings are sure to fuel the controversy surrounding a question that should have been answered long ago: What is the safest position in which to put a newborn down to sleep? Pediatricians in some European countries recommend placing infants on their side, while most American doctors still opt for the abdomen. Kemp's advice...
...Cali imagination shines when it comes to the art of smuggling. Medellin brazenly shipped cocaine across borders in fast boats or light planes with extra fuel bladders. Calenos prefer the slow but safe merchant marine. The cartel has devised endless ways to hide contraband in commercial cargo and launder it through third countries. U.S. Customs can check perhaps 3% of the 9 million shipping containers that enter U.S. ports annually, making the odds very favorable for Cali...
...Weather Service ordered five advanced satellites from NASA to replace three that were either out of commission or nearing the end of their life cycle. One of the three died of old age two years ago. Another was lost in space. The third is scheduled to run out of fuel in mid-1993. Meanwhile, the new satellites, like so many NASA products, have run into trouble: they are $500 million over budget and three years late, and they have developed a mysterious flaw that makes their temperature soundings unexpectedly weak. A race is on to correct the problem...