Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...have a solution to the Viet Nam war. Since it is difficult to define friend and foe in that unhappy country, we could have our nuclear scientists computerize the size of a nuclear warhead necessary to destroy Viet Nam. Then we could send in bulldozers and florists to make a garden where Viet Nam once stood. We could do this in other trouble spots to teach the population that when we say "peace," we mean "peace." Soon we would have a world of beautiful gardens-but no people to tend them. But we can't have everything...
Breakfast with Bob. As for the Nike X anti-missile system to defend the U.S. against such an attack, McNamara has long argued that it would be too expensive. Moreover, he points out, if the U.S. plans to defend itself by exploding the enemy's nuclear warheads in the sky, the nation will also need a vast and costly network of fallout shelters to protect its citizens. Nevertheless, the Senate last week voted $167.9 mil lion to buy Nike X hardware. McNamara has also been reluctant to build nuclear-powered warships for economy reasons-so the Senate voted...
...Charles de Gaulle's chief criticisms of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is that the U.S. might not respond with its full nuclear power if a Communist aggressor attacked Europe. In London last week, the U.S. and four key NATO partners agreed to a new plan that seemed aimed at refuting the French objection. It calls for a chain of commands across Europe to give Washington's remaining 13 NATO partners a joint voice in the target selection and firing of 6,000 tactical nuclear warheads, which the U.S. has placed in Europe for NATO defense. U.S. Defense...
Under the Umbrella. Such a plan would have advantages for the French. For one thing, it would give them continued access to the American tactical nuclear warheads in West Germany, which France now shares under the NATO "two-key" system. For another, it would enable France to keep troops in Germany, which, in French minds at least, serves to dampen the resurgence of their old enemy's aggressive spirit. Whether De Gaulle will be impressed by those considerations remains to be seen. Despite his vocal "suspicion" of American intentions in Europe, he is nonetheless counting...
Despite that ghastly record, dirigibles may yet stage a comeback. With modern technology, says Boston University Aeronautical Engineer Francis Morse, they can be made as sturdy and safe as airplanes. Writing in Britain's New Scientist, Morse proposes a nuclear-powered, helium-buoyed craft that would not only restore public confidence in the dirigible but would also compete economically...