Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...high as a 23-story building, longer than three football fields, the U.S.S. Enterprise is the world's biggest military ship and its only nuclear aircraft carrier. She is also a resounding success...
When the 85,350-ton flattop was christened in 1960, skeptics questioned whether the Enterprise's atomic propulsion could justify the added cost ($150 million). Last week, after 4½ months of combat duty off Viet Nam, the Big E-along with the only other nuclear vessel in the war, the destroyer Bainbridge-won straight A's from the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee. Both ships' performances had amply demonstrated the tactical advantages envisioned by their planners: high speed and the priceless asset of being able to cruise as long as four years without refueling. Because...
Another big asset is that the Enterprise has no smokestacks. On oil-burning carriers, acidic smog combined with salt-air corrosion necessitates ceaseless cleaning of aircraft and equipment. On the clinically antiseptic nuclear carrier, 15 to 20% fewer man-hours are required for corrosion control. The lack of stacks also gives the Big E space for an additional squadron in her "bird farm." On her second day in combat, the ship launched 134 sorties, more than any carrier had ever previously flown; it has since set a new record...
...illegally in breaking his military treaty commitments to NATO, and that he was wrong in saying the NATO structure would be impossible to amend. Moreover, said the U.S., if French troops are withdrawn from NATO command on July 1 as planned, they will lose access to the U.S.-owned nuclear warheads in West Germany, which France now shares under the "two-key" system. The U.S. insisted not only that it will need at least two years to remove its troops but that NATO will need an equal time to move its military headquarters. After all, NATO has not yet even...
...expert in fluid dynamics and aerodynamics, Chang has worked on nuclear reactors for space propulsion, plasma studies for controlled nuclear fusion reactions, and new structural techniques for aircraft. But ever since he saw an aircraft factory in Nanking destroyed by a sudden twister 35 years ago, he has been determined to unlock the secrets and tame the fury of tornadoes. His artificial storm has now given him his first hope of success...