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...part of U.S. military culture, but it's not hard to find jihad-kamikazes in the "rogue" states. Or even in a more sophisticated version, it would make more sense for a "rogue" state to develop a mobile Cruise Missile capability that would fly under the radar of the proposed missile shield and be more accurate than an ICBM, to boot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Missile Defense: A High-Tech Maginot Line? | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

...said the terrorist threat is far greater from a suitcase bomb than from someone launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It's a lot easier, for example, to sail a boat to 200 miles off America's shores and then launch a nuclear tipped cruise missile flying below the radar, using a GPS (global positioning system) for guidance - and the missile defense scheme would not cover that threat. Why would anyone go to all the trouble and expense of building an ICBM when such a scenario would be cheaper, more accurate, and less traceable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Missile Defense Has Become an Article of Faith' | 5/1/2001 | See Source »

...each other, and integrate with the other contingents." Given their mandate that's difficult while on duty, but off hours reveal a different story. At the end of each day, Japanese soldiers jog with Canadians through the apple orchard outside the base, in the shadow of the balloon-shaped radar antennae of the Israeli listening station on Mount Avital. They play baseball with the Canadians and soccer with the Poles. Canadian soldiers eschew the beef lasagne of their own cooks and chow down in the noisy mess hall on tempura and miso soup prepared by Furusho's three cooks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Guarding Reputations | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...over and over. In the coming weeks, party cells will meet to discuss "how Jiang forced the U.S. to its knees," says a member. But Jiang remains vulnerable. These days, he's trying to show his statesmanship by dissuading Washington from selling Aegis-equipped destroyers to Taiwan. If the radar deal goes through, the generals will be outraged. To his chagrin, Jiang's final grade on this crisis may ultimately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Four Key Lessons | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...over and over. In the coming weeks, party cells will meet to discuss "how Jiang forced the U.S. to its knees," says a member. But Jiang remains vulnerable. These days, he's trying to show his statesmanship by dissuading Washington from selling Aegis-equipped destroyers to Taiwan. If the radar deal goes through, the generals will be outraged. To his chagrin, Jiang's final grade on this crisis may ultimately be up to the U.S. --By Matthew Forney/Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spy Plane Finale: Four Key Lessons | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

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