Word: soils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least World War II, Soviet doctrine has placed extraordinary emphasis on offense, specifically on the use of massive tank and artillery formations as well as swift-moving mechanized infantry units. The theory was born partly out of the determination never again to have to fight a war on home soil. While a switch to a defensive strategy could simply signify a shift of resources, with more being devoted to protection against attack, it might also mean that Moscow is determined to reduce overall military expenditures, perhaps as part of Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's drive to speed up development...
...Sapoa, a town on the Costa Rican border, representatives of the Sandinista government and Contras began their first direct talks yesterday on Nicaraguan soil...
...bombers are framed against a hot blue sky. From a distance they are lethal mosquitoes: stiletto nose, ! bulging belly, tightly angled wings. Passing over their target area, the fighters roll out into a curved line, vanishing behind a range of mountains. They are preparing to drop bombs on American soil, but groundlings needn't worry. The object is to dominate a point spread, not an enemy...
...Border Patrol's McAllen sector, 280 miles of the U.S.-Mexico boundary, this drug bust last week was the third in as many days, although the first for months involving a shoot-out on U.S. soil. South Texas is one of the most important points of entry into the U.S. for Mexican-grown marijuana, as well as cocaine from Colombia. Last year the Border Patrol in the McAllen sector captured drugs worth more than $182 million. Yet for all their success, the Border Patrol and other U.S. agencies estimate that they intercept just 10% of the drugs coming across...
...prime, rock 'n' roll was an active rebellion, a reaction to the staid, self-imposed limitations of an earlier era. It was youth made manifest. But neither youth nor rebellion can be sustained forever, the only fertile soil for revolution is oppression, and after the 30 permissive years of the rock 'n' roll era, the soil has been leached of grounds for uprising; only lame and stunted weeds can sprout in the once-rich humus...