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...that. Though experts debate the precise environmental impact of numerous nuclear explosions (a first strike would require thousands), they are certain of at least two potentially catastrophic effects. The ozone layer, which protects the Earth from lethal ultraviolet radiation, will disintegrate, and vast quantities of deadly radioactive fallout will scatter throughout the atmosphere. The original argument against nuclear war still applies to Soviet strategists. No attacker, no matter how formidable his arsenal, can feel secure triggering these dangers. Only the insane could launch such an attack, and only the credulous should fear it. --David V. Thottungal
...level probes around San Salvador last week. On Monday, groups of insurgents attacked army posts in the suburbs of Cuscatancingo, Mejicanos and Villa Delgado. Next day, rebels opened fire on the army-escorted funeral procession of two civil guardsmen killed in the Cuscatancingo clash, causing the mourners to scatter and abandon the cortege...
...skepticism on Capitol Hill is partly a reaction to the Administration's overblown talk about outside influences threatening El Salvador. Yet it is also a cause of such rhetoric. With its increased but scatter-brained role in foreign affairs, Congress has tended to become a troublesome partner for the White House, undermining the ability of any Administration to sustain a coherent program. Haig believes that the only way to avoid a paralysis of policy is to persuade Congressmen that the fate of the Western world depends on their action...
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...Montana to Texas devoured stray livestock worth $200 million. They have tried fencing off their land, trapping the animals and even shooting them from low-flying airplanes. But ranchers argue these methods always proved unrealistic, inefficient or too expensive. The most effective means of controlling the predators was to scatter animal carcasses laced with a strong poison across pastureland...