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...Russia about to surpass the U.S. in atomic arms? There is, unfortunately, no objective way to quantify nuclear capability. The debate usually centers on three measurements: the number of launchers, their throw weight (payload) and the number...
Outside the Pentagon, there is widespread agreement that Russia is indeed striving to surpass the American nuclear arsenal. Declares Foreign Affairs Specialist Zbigniew Brzezinski: "SALT I on the American side was a plateauing in weapons development. Given the secrecy and level of Soviet development, the situation is increasingly less and less stable." Arid in the Kissinger-Schlesinger world view, stability is the key not only to security but diplomacy. But there is disagreement over whether the nuclear statistics have any real meaning. According to M.I.T. Political Scientist George Rathjens, "More hardware at this point is irrelevant [because] modest numbers...
...hands they hired were convicted of crimes. Six others, including two Cabinet members, were indicted. At least seven more Nixon officials seem certain to be indicted when the three federal grand juries now at work in Washington complete their tasks. The total of all those charged with crimes could surpass...
...fiery visitor is called Kohoutek (after its discoverer, Czech Astronomer Luboš Kohoutek- pronounced Loo-bosh Ko-hoe-tek); it promises to rival and perhaps surpass in brightness Halley's comet, which last appeared in 1910 and will not be seen again until 1986. By the time Kohoutek emerges from its passage behind the sun early in January, its tail should be full grown, a glittering streamer extending across as much as a sixth of the evening sky. There is some chance that Kohoutek will not live up to all its billing - comets are notoriously unpredictable. Some split into...
Harvard has a strong chance for a successful season, although the team will be hard pressed to surpass last year's 17-4-1- record, the best in a decade...