Word: nuclear
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...malaise" we have been trying to deny. The casual acceptance of ignorant superstition at the highest political level speaks of an intellectual retreat, for which the Reagan Administration has often been criticized. We have seen the emergence of a blind faith that "it"--the debt, the decaying environment, the nuclear menance, the drug trade--will all work out somehow, as if by magic; perhaps by the same kind of primitive sorcery that designates propitious and unpropitious days for the President...
...fleet converted to nuclear power, the Bonefish remained as one of the last four U.S. diesel-electric subs. But its role as a mimic was crucial: the Soviets still have in service about 150 diesel-electrics, half of their sub fleet...
...past ten months, Canada has been seeking to acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines, as many as a dozen vessels costing at least $6.5 billion, to defend its coastal waters. The Pentagon has opposed the idea, saying Canada would be better off using the money to build up its conventional arsenal...
Last week Canada seemed to get its way, when President Reagan announced that he would allow Britain to sell sensitive nuclear-submarine technology to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's government. Under a 1958 treaty, the subs cannot be sold without U.S. permission. The Canadians are also considering a French bid for the submarine contract. The nuclear subs' primary role would be to strengthen the Canadian contribution to NATO's North American defense. They would also put some muscle into Canada's assertion of sovereignty over the main routes through its vast Arctic waters...
...additional reason for the break, according to Middle East analysts, is to bolster Saudi Arabia's image in Washington. Congressmen are lining up to block a proposed $825 million Saudi arms package. Saudi Arabia also announced its agreement to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. Some U.S. lawmakers have worried that the Saudis' new Chinese medium-range missiles could be fitted with nuclear warheads or fired at Israel, or both...