Word: matsu
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...article, The Unimpressive Record of Atomic Diplomacy, McGeorge Bundy, who was John F. Kennedy's National Security Adviser, takes a somewhat different tack. Arguing that "there is very little evidence that American atomic supremacy was helpful in American diplomacy," Bundy cites Iran in 1946 and Quemoy and Matsu in 1955 and 1958. But he also suggests that atomic diplomacy did not affect the outcome of Korea either. Nixon says otherwise...
...make things duller, no aces or face cards in the deck. Add Nader and Buchanan, and all of a sudden you are playing night baseball, high-low, push-crunch, deuces, treys and one-eyed jacks wild. Sloppy, but more fun. I'll see your Quemoy, and raise you Matsu...
...agree with Mark Thompson's assessment that China is not likely to invade Taiwan in the near future [WORLD, March 27], since it cannot be sure of success. However, China could seize the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu before January 2001--to take advantage of President Clinton's aversion to war casualties...