Word: standoff
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...preposterous aspect of the U.S. military policy is that even in the face of first the missile gap and then the approaching mutual invulnerability, we continue to rely on the threat of all-out war as our primary deterrent.'' With invulnerable ICBMs providing a nuclear standoff, says Kissinger, the only way the U.S. can deter less-than-total aggression is by having strong limited-war forces. In a small war pressures will be strong on both sides to avoid the use of nuclear weapons. Hence the U.S. should build up its conventional forces. "The conventional capability...
...William Colmer. Because most major bills require positive action by the Rules Committee, the six conservatives were able to use a 6-to-6 deadlock to stall any legislation they disliked. By adding two new Democrats and only one Republican, Sam Rayburn expected to tilt the 6-to-6 standoff to an 8-to-7 majority. So much was at issue in the shift that the fortnight before the showdown saw the House's fiercest struggle for votes in many a year, a struggle that ultimately involved personal pressure from the new President of the U.S., broad threats...
...like federal aid to education), and sizable Negro, Jewish and Mexican-American blocs, which may cut Nixon down to less than half of Ike's 1956 majority. San Francisco, 25% Catholic, is expected to return to Democratic column. Normally Republican San Diego County may come close to a standoff because of slackening production in the airframe industry. On the other side: Nixon commands strong suburban and rural sympathies and native-son loyalties, has a lithe, tough organization. This week's edition of the authoritative Field California poll gives Kennedy 48%, Nixon 45% and undecided 7%. UNPREDICTABLE...
Maine: Despite recent heavy votes for Democrats at state level, Republican tradition runs deep in presidential years. A standoff...
...MISSILE SPENDING will give Douglas Aircraft $60 million in fiscal 1961 for full-scale development of its 1,000-mile, air-to-ground Sky-bolt missile. Designed as a "standoff" weapon to be launched from B-52 jet bombers, Skybolt is expected to be major nuclear weapon, is slated to go into service within next three to five years...