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Even if it had been physically possible for the junta to launch strategic weapons, it would have done them no good in putting down internal resistance: the missiles are aimed at foreign targets, and there would have been no time to reprogram them. Had the junta tried to use tactical or battlefield nukes, they would probably have faced the same internal military resistance that kept Soviet tanks from moving against Boris Yeltsin. As it turned out, President Bush later told reporters gathered at his vacation home in Kennebunkport, Me., that U.S. intelligence detected no signals or movements indicating "a nuclear...
...have-nots are leery, and with reason. In recent years the Government has charged both American and United with violating antitrust laws by using the systems to put their competitors at a disadvantage. The Department of Transportation pressured American and United to reprogram their computers to eliminate so-called display bias. The agency accused the two airlines of rigging their systems so that their flight information received more display- screen prominence than competitors' flights. Richard Murray, who heads Texas Air's reservation network, has been urging the Government to force the major carriers to spin off their reservation systems. Says...
When the re-entry manuever was attempted again, three hours later, the rocket abruptly stopped after just seven seconds. Reason: it had apparently not occurred to either the cosmonauts or the ground controllers to reprogram the computer for the spacecraft's new position. Lyakhov responded by pressing a manual button to restart the engine, but the computer again cut off the rocket. Admitted the cosmonaut afterward: "I am not excusing myself. There was fault there...
...Motor, for example, are exploring the possibility of using neural-network computers to find and fix potential problems in new autos. The U.S. Government last year invested $40 million in neural-network research, according to market analysts. Eventually, proponents say, the new technology will lead to computers that can reprogram themselves to deal with any contingency, in situations ranging from directing combat to planning a sumptuous meal...
...thrust from leaking fuel, they feared, could cause the orbiter and tank to collide. Since the shuttle's computer is not programmed to identify which valves have failed, the astronauts would not know how to maneuver their craft out of danger. In the end, officials decided not to reprogram the computer. The reasons: it was unlikely that both an aborted flight and valve failures would occur at the same time, and an analysis showed that the orbiter and tank would in fact miss . each other by five to eight feet. That, says Shuttle Avionics Chief Jack Boykin, is not close...