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Should a nuclear crisis over occur, the object would be to restore deterrence as quickly as possible before escalation. In the event of an attack on the U.S., rapid response ICBMs (Minuteman, MX. Midgetman) force the Soviets into a "use or lose" situation. Instead of forcing the Politburo into a 30-minute decision, the best method of retaliation might come from the very slow cruise missile which takes 4-12 hours to strike. In the meantime, communication and hopefully negotiation for restoring order could get underway. "We have sustained your attack and we have retaliated in the hope that...
Harvard stands with a 3-2 Ivy mark and an 8-5 slate overall with one game remaining. The Crimson has shown flashes of brilliance this season for example in beating the third-ranked Minuteman of the University of Massachusetts. "The best team we'll face this year--they're better than UConn or Princeton," Coach Bob Scalise had said before his booters nipped the Minutemen 3-2 in overtime. At other times the Crimson played inconsistently. They dropped the game to Princeton by surrendering a pair of second overtime scores and falling to the Tigers...
...Polish technicians works through the night to clean them up. The next day, 20 KGB agents who fly in from Moscow to inspect the documents at the Soviet embassy in Warsaw cannot contain their excitement: the papers provide details of a U.S. research-and-development project to protect the Minuteman arsenal from destruction by a Soviet nuclear strike. KGB Chief (now Soviet President) Yuri Andropov personally signs a letter of commendation to the Polish officials orchestrating the deal, who summon the American engineer back to Poland in September for his payment. The spy gets a thousand $100 bills stuffed into...
Dougherty contacts CIA authorities about Jay, but it turns out they already know part of the story. A mole in Polish intelligence has told them about the sale of Minuteman secrets by "an American businessman." The CIA puts questions to Jay through Attorney Dougherty and receives answers that dovetail with the mole's account. Following up clues provided by the mole and unwittingly corroborated by Dougherty, the FBI comes up with a name for Jay: James Durward Harper...
Harvard opened the game a little nervously, but did not bow to early Minuteman pressure and began to generate its own offensive opportunities. the first half rapidly developed into an intense battle for field position, with neither squad tallying a goal...