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...stems from the desire to protect the U.S. from a Soviet nuclear strike by relying on something more than the Kremlin's fear of American retaliation. Achieving such protection means finding a way to intercept Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in flight. To accomplish this, scientists have suggested adapting various superadvanced technologies involving lasers, particle beams or projectiles that can be aimed through space at moving objects...
...some $26 billion over five years. There are fewer than 100 full-time staffers; most of the funds go for research projects assigned to private firms or federal facilities. So far, Abrahamson has spent much of his time soliciting bids from contractors for systems that could "detect, identify, discriminate, intercept and destroy ballistic missiles." Ten aerospace-industry study teams have been awarded $1 million each to come up with "architecture" studies describing more precisely what the military is seeking...
Nevertheless, the veil of secrecy was quickly and predictably pierced. Two days after the Pentagon's strictures against speculation, the Washington Post reported that Mission 51-C will launch a military-intelligence satellite called a SIGINT (for "signal intelligence"), which can intercept electronic signals. With the information now in the public domain, A.P. promptly ran with its similar story and NBC aired a watered-down version...
...code name for the Colombia operation was Hat Trick. The plan was to deploy dozens of Coast Guard and Navy vessels across a wide sweep of the Caribbean to intercept the huge shipments of marijuana that are transported from Colombia to the U.S. at the conclusion of the pot harvest in November and December. The elaborate strategy called for Colombian soldiers to move against marijuana traffickers in the Guajira Peninsula, between the Gulf of Venezuela and the Caribbean. With Venezuelan and Panamanian soldiers guarding their respective borders, the smugglers would be forced to ship out the marijuana...
...worst of all, at least for the Crimson, will be the return of free safety Keiron Bigby, injured two weeks ago. "He's a great athlete," Rosenberg warns. "If he gets his hands on the football, if he can intercept a pass, you don't know what's going to happen...