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...secret CIA study last September, first reported by the Washington Times, rated the likelihood of such a launch as still low but found the Russian control system under such unprecedented stress that some high-level commanders in Moscow were worried about the security of their nuclear weapons. The CIA also reported that the famous code briefcases are not what they seem. They allow the President or the Defense Minister or the Chief of the General Staff to authorize a nuclear attack, but the actual ability to launch missiles lies much further down the line of command, even in regional command...
...cocaine consumption by 13 kilograms, while conventional enforcement would cut it by 27 kilograms. Treatment of heavy users would slash usage by more than 100 kilograms. Stiff prison sentences don't do much in the long term to deter drug trafficking because a jailed supplier is often easily replaced. High-level drug lords, who would be deterred by such tough penalties, pay someone else to carry the drugs and take the risk...
...separate proposal, the Committee suggested only allowing high-level departmental courses to count, provided the courses have college-level prerequisites and pass the standard review process...
These days, Jackson says he considers Gore "a very decent man." But some members of the Congressional Black Caucus have a new grievance against Gore. Last week the caucus drafted a letter to Clinton demanding to know why former Louisiana Congressman Cleo Fields did not get a high-level appointment. Fields' backers had been led to believe he had earned one after Gore persuaded him to set aside his differences with Senate candidate Mary Landrieu and help her win the race. When Fields showed up for work in Washington on March 31, he found that the prestigious...
Schiavo has challenged high-level people in a rotten system. Where there is big money there is greed, and corporate ethical standards are thrown overboard in many airlines. The industry operates with the concept of "an acceptable level of accidents,'' typical cost-vs.-benefit thinking. Technical maintenance and pilot training are not only important safety items, they are also very expensive. There is a big difference between the minimum standards employed and the highest standards reasonably achievable. When the FAA watchdogs are not watching, guess which the public is offered? KNUT ANFINDSEN, Retired Flight Captain Stabekk, Norway...