Word: shielding
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...unfriendly" disagreements between Washington and Moscow these days. There have been frequent rhetorical clashes over Moscow's decision to renew arms sales to Tehran, Washington's insistence it will go ahead with missile-defense systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to drum up global resistance to the shield. The Russians were incensed by an interview in which Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld branded them an "active proliferator." Deputy Paul Wolfowitz chimed in, calling the Russian leaders "people willing to sell anything to anyone for money," who get billions in U.S. aid, then "turn around and do smaller quantities of obnoxious...
...comfy replica of the elder one. George W. has plenty of advisers who see China as the looming enemy, a military rival bent on asserting its dominance over the Pacific. Bush is sounding a hard note on human rights and has resolved to go ahead with a Pacific missile shield that Beijing opposes. But at the same time he is being tugged hard in the opposite direction by trade-minded business interests that want to preserve engagement and cooperation...
...Beijing fears the new systems would give the island a military edge, whereas Taiwan says the Aegis would merely even the score against the 300 mainland missiles aimed at it. Beijing is also worried that the radar could eventually allow Taiwan to link up with Washington's regional defense shield. "Of all the arms the U.S. could sell, Aegis is the worst," says China's chief arms negotiator, Sha Zukang. "We hate this idea...
...sunlight and slow down the rate of warming. That effect has dissipated, and the heating should start to accelerate. Moreover, the IPCC noted, many countries have begun to reduce their emissions of sulfur dioxide in order to fight acid rain. But sulfur dioxide particles, too, reflect sunlight; without this shield, temperatures should go up even faster...
...ever, do these discussions touch on SATs, even for students who turn in 800s. The committee does dwell, however, on other scores, like those on Advanced Placement exams, SAT II's if students submit them and even state tests like New York's Regents Exams. For students who shield their SATs, these secondary scores inevitably take on more weight. The committee, for example, is divided over one straight-A applicant. Then assistant director Debbie McCain Wesley mentions that the student took just two AP courses out of 15 offered by her school--and scored...