Word: objectionable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The problem goes back to 1981, when Japan joined Norway and the Soviet Union, the only other nations that hunt significant numbers of whales, in filing an objection to the killing ban. For three years the Japanese whaling industry, which employs more than 50,000 people, has been pleading with...
During the debate, as he has in the past, Reagan proposed "sharing" defensive technology with the Soviets. The idea is that if only one side has the ability to build such a system, the other might feel pressure to launch a surprise attack before it was fully deployed. In addition...
Last year the ACSR 6-5-1 to recommend that the University divest its South African stock. This full President Bok released an open letter detailing his objection to the ACSR's proposal.
The Administration emerged on top of another disputed defense issue. The House had voted to block Air Force plans to test developing antisatellite weapons against targets in space. The Senate had no objection to such tests. In the compromise, the Air Force will be permitted to make two Star Wars...
When I turned 18, an event whose biggest implication these days is that you must register for the draft, I happened to be living in Central Square. Late one fall afternoon, as the sun cast long shadows and (I remember this vividly) the sky clouded up in preparation for rain...