Word: hawked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mission: to work out a deal with Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger to buy U.S. weapons. But the talks went little beyond the agreements made during Weinberger's trip to China last fall and Reagan's visit in April. The Chinese reaffirmed their interest in TOW antitank and Hawk antiaircraft missiles, but there were no specific commitments accompanying the "agreement in principle" reached last week...
...dozen oil tankers since the end of March, to the sweltering marshlands along the southern border between the two belligerents. According to Iraqi estimates, Iran had as many as half a million men poised to launch a new ground offensive at any time. The Iranians have also brought Hawk missiles, armor and artillery into the area. Despite recurring reports of disagreement in Tehran about the wisdom of launching yet another human-wave assault, there was little doubt that if Iran...
...Reagan Administration is left with little choice but to restate its policy of keeping the waterway open to international shipping. Five U.S. gunboats are in the gulf, and a task force of seven or eight vessels spearheaded by the carrier Kitty Hawk is in the Arabian Sea not far away. Last week the Administration emphasized that any U.S. military role in the region should be part of a multinational effort...
...altar covered with a thatched roof and lavishly decorated with hibiscus, orchids, bougainvillea and battle shields, the Pope made a plea for permanent peace to the crowd of almost 130,000. Then he gave Communion to warriors who glistened with pig fat and wore head dresses of black hawk feathers and crimson and golden plumes from the bird of paradise...
According to U.S. naval officials, the Soviet skipper erred by surfacing too quickly and without first checking the blind spot created by his submarine's wash. Somehow, the craft got right in front of the Kitty Hawk and surfaced just as the 60,000-ton carrier was bearing down. The submarine suffered moderate damage, including the loss of a propeller. The U.S. Navy is convinced that until that point, the Soviet sub captain had been a willing participant in the exercise. Says a U.S. officer: "We practice on each other. That way at least we're saving...