Word: testing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Peking came a boastful announcement: "China successfully exploded her first hydrogen bomb over the western region today." The Chinese left no doubt that the explosion was meant as a political blast. Calling it "a splendid achievement of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," Peking added: "China's hydrogen-bomb test will give very great support to the people of Viet Nam, fighting against the U.S., and to the Arab people, who are resisting the Israeli aggressors...
Fortunately, the Chinese so far have only lumbering, overage Soviet-designed bombers in which to carry their H-bombs. But they test-fired an intermediate-range (1,000 miles) missile last October. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has warned that the Chinese will have effective IRBMs in limited numbers by 1969, and ICBMs capable of reaching the continental U.S. by the mid-1970s. Last week's H-blast was certain to step up clamor in Congress for an immediate start on the deployment of an anti-ballistic missile net. It may also prompt India and other nations to decide...
...abundant. Another possibility is the fishing beds off Nova Scotia and Newfound land, where herring runs plentifully and can be used as a substitute for menhaden. In fact, Litton Industries and W. R. Grace see a potential boom in herring, and have teamed up with the Newfoundland government to test new fishing and processing techniques...
Died. Major Edward G. Givens, 37, Air Force test pilot and one of 19 new astronauts selected last year, who was assigned as project officer in the development of a jet-powered backpack for maneuvering on space walks; of injuries suffered when the Volkswagen he was driving crashed near Houston...
...relevant parallel between Korea and Vietnam; it avoided movements of troops toward the 17th parallel and other acts which might threaten the destruction of the Hanoi government. Now, however, faced with Hanoi's stubborn resistance, and in light of the Administration's mistaken belief that victory in the "test case" of Vietnam can end this type of "aggression" in this century, U.S. policy has begun to develop a logic and momentum of its own. As each escalation fails both to break Hanoi's will and to provoke China's entry, the Administration first hopes, and then believes, that the next...