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...creation takes a long time, when it can be done at all..." Deterrence, then, is the answer. From the cop on the street to the judge on the bench, the law-enforcement establishment must flex its muscles enough to show potential criminals that the costs of crime and the likelihood of punishment are high...
...beleaguered forces (see WORLD). Both Reagan and Secretary of State George Shultz accused the Soviets of being involved in Syria's largely successful attempts to frustrate international peace-keeping efforts in the faction-torn nation. Said a White House official: "We've seen a significantly increased likelihood of a U.S.-Soviet military confrontation in the Middle East. We are watching the situation carefully...
...million-dollar campaign he needs to survive in the primaries; concerns that Jackson is an egotistical climber looking to become the one national Black political leader; and the possibility that a Jackson candidacy would drain votes from Walter Mondale's effort, increasing conservative John Glenn's likelihood of gaining the nomination...
Using strategic nuclear weapons against the Soviet Union would be "an act of suicide," McNamara wrote, because it would touch off a chain reaction of escalating nuclear exchanges. The likelihood of annihilation makes "first use"-the option of initiating the use of nuclear weapons to repel a Soviet conventional attack-at best a weak stick. "The threat of [first use] has lost all credibility as a deterrent to Soviet conventional aggression," he wrote. "One cannot build a credible deterrent on an incredible action...
...French buildup was applauded by the government of Chadian President Hissene Habre, who had been imploring France to intervene directly. But there seemed little likelihood of imminent conflict between the French and Libyan forces. With some 300 miles of desert separating the Libyans at Faya-Largeau from the French forces at the forward redoubts of Sallal and Arada, it would be a bold venture for either side to make a military move. The Libyans are known to have ground-to-air missiles at Faya-Largeau. The French have conventional antiaircraft missiles, while Chadian troops in the forward positions have been...