Word: soviet
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Government is going to monitor the Soviet troops in Cuba. I hope this won't be the same intense scrutiny that let them go unnoticed to begin with...
Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union should pack their bags and get out of Cuba completely. It seems to be the fate of this country to fall under the prey of the gringo eagle or the Red bear. Will these two creatures ever understand that the Cuban people also have the human right of self-determination...
...classic Marine style, splashing ashore aboard tracked amphibious vehicles. Though their rifles, tanks and howitzers were unloaded?no live ammunition was carried throughout the operation?their performance was intended by Jimmy Carter to be a firm and well-publicized demonstration of Washington's concern about the presence of a Soviet combat brigade in Cuba...
...flung obligations. But just how well the Pentagon would be able to carry out its awesome responsibilities is a matter of growing concern in Washington. Both in the Administration and in Congress, officials confront a question that will not go away: Could the U.S. successfully counter a major Soviet military thrust, no matter where it came? If the answer seems doubtful, then the next question inevitably is: What must be done to ensure the nation's security...
Whether the Pentagon can afford to pay billions more for manpower when it needs billions just for ammunition is going to be one of the most controversial questions in the defense budget debate. Yet even now, a surprising 600 of every Pentagon dollar goes for personnel costs. The Soviets, by contrast, devote less than 30% of their defense outlays to personnel. How the Kremlin does this is no secret. Because the U.S.S.R. never abolished conscription, 75% of all Soviet males are drafted. (The rest are deferred for the familiar reasons...