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...China relations took a great leap forward in 1971, as PING-PONG DIPLOMACY helped bridge the gap between the two nations...
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...case, the NRC does not require plant operators to defend against air attacks. A California antinuclear group, the Committee to Bridge the Gap, recently asked the NRC to order that shields of I-beams and steel cables be built around nuclear plants to stop airplanes from crashing into them. Antiaircraft batteries and the troops to operate them would also help but could pose hazards to innocent aircraft drifting off course. NRC officials say the likelihood of installing missiles or shields is virtually nil. The agency believes the place to thwart an aerial-attack plot is at the airport...
...gap between the security standards at DOE nuclear sites and those at the commercial plants overseen by the NRC adds fuel to the argument over what is prudent. In the wake of 9/11, the DOE boosted by 300% the size of the terrorist force its guards must be able to defend against. The DOE's DBT is classified, but experts inside and outside the government say it requires guards to defeat a 9/11-size force. While DOE sites are more sensitive than private ones, since they house nuclear weapons and their key components, the impact of a terrorist strike on either...
...shocked by the huge amount of beautiful art” that Americans would consider purchasing at higher U.S. prices. Seeking some sort of “connection” between dynamic and developing economies, he founded a web service to try to bridge the gap...