Word: materiel
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...Gorbachev's gambit is also fraught with potential dangers for the U.S. The announced cuts are substantive enough to lure the West toward complacency, yet they are too small to dent significantly the advantages in men, materiel and geography that the Soviet bloc has over NATO. In addition, by once more dazzling the world with cleverly packaged and repackaged proposals, the self- assured Soviet leader displayed the seductive charms that could woo Western Europe into a neutered neutralism...
...dollar starts here. Right now, it's of no use to anyone, because it hasn't been spent yet. But the government moves quickly to rectify that situation"--magically we appeared on the pitching deck of a naval vessel--"by giving your dollar to defense contractors to build war materiel...
...donors have begun considering military protection to help deliver food. Agencies argue that helicopter gunships, armored cars and communications equipment are needed to run rebel blockades. So far, however, no Western nation has agreed to provide weapons or materiel. The U.S. position is complicated by a split between the Reagan Administration and staunch conservative allies like Republican Senator Jesse Helms. While the White House views Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano as a pragmatic leftist who wants to improve ties with the West, Helms has called loudly for rebel aid. In a fit of pique, Helms last year blocked the appointment...
...Managua continues to provide logistical and materiel support to leftist rebels in El Salvador and Guatemala despite repeated denials that it is doing...
...held that the Dalai Lama is purely a religious leader and not the head of a government in exile. At the same time, however, the U.S. Senate voted 98 to 0 to condemn China for its actions in Tibet. Moreover, the Senate decided that future sales of defense materiel to China should be contingent on assurances by the President of progress on human rights issues in Tibet. The Peking government, angered by the Senate action, accused the U.S. of interfering in China's affairs...