Word: furthers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What happens if nuclear construction is slowed still further, or even halted? The immediately available alternatives are unappealing. The nation shows little willingness to adopt stringent measures to conserve power. Natural gas supplies are limited and uncertain. Coal is abundant, but burning it dirties the air. The hazard of relying...
A considerably more serious development, in Washington's view, was Viet Nam's continuing troop buildup in its now devastated northern regions, as if in preparation for further fighting. Hanoi has already moved several of its better divisions out of Cambodia to the north. According to Agence France...
Meanwhile, Hanoi for the first time allowed three Soviet warships-a cruiser, a frigate and a minesweeper-to use the American-built naval facilities at Cam Ranh Bay. Soviet ships have also made port calls at Danang, and Vietnamese troops are being flown around the country in Soviet aircraft. Concerned...
The tough-talking camp commandant, Wang Xing, said that the 243 prisoners (ten of whom were women) initially were obsessed by fears that they would be executed. But after a month of "studying" Chinese-supplied materials, the prisoners now realized that China had "exercised leniency and decency towards prisoners of...
Chinese TV crews frequently shadowed the visiting journalists as they interviewed the Vietnamese, trying to obtain film footage for propaganda purposes. The Vietnamese would often cringe when the TV lights came on, and the reporters shouted for the Chinese camera crews to stop. They did so. Wade, who along with...