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During the Cold War, Fisher co-authored an article with a member of the Politburo, the policy-making body of the Soviet Union, that became official Soviet policy. According to Patton, Fisher pioneered ways in which opposing sides can work together even when they disagree on fundamental matters...
...plane that was almost decapitated by a hotshot Chinese pilot will follow - after the Chinese have taken apart every radar, sensor and computer inside. But this was neither the beginning nor the end of the great U.S.-Chinese duel that will dominate 21st century diplomacy as did the Soviet-American contest in the 20th. For the past decade or so, Beijing has been telling Washington: "The Western Pacific is our lake, move over." Not in so many words, of course, but the signal has become shriller after the collision in the South China...
...commies vs. capitalists, as during the 40 Years War with the Soviet Union, A.K.A. the cold war? There may be some of that, but it's hardly the main story in post-Mao China. The "capitalist-roaders" have won the day, and communism is but the fading red label on a gerontocratic regime locked in a desperate battle with the market forces it had itself unleashed in the era of Deng Xiaoping. The regime's message to the people is not about Mao and Marx but about money vs. might: enrich yourselves, but leave the driving...
...only now is building Global Hawk drones at $50 million a pop to replace the venerable U-2 spy planes. The new drones, capable of loitering high over hostile terrain for more than a day, should be flying real-world missions by 2010?a full half-century after the Soviet Union shot down Francis Gary Powers...
...only now is building Global Hawk drones at $50 million a pop to replace the venerable U-2 spy planes. The new drones, capable of loitering high over hostile terrain for more than a day, should be flying real-world missions by 2010--a full half-century after the Soviet Union shot down Francis Gary Powers' U-2. --By Mark Thompson/Washington...