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This kind of contingency planning for a less than total war, sometimes called the "least awful option," is attracting attention among civilian defense experts serving congressional committees. Even Secretary of Defense Harold Brown admits that while "we should remain skeptical about small-scale nuclear demonstrations," the U.S. should preserve "the capability for a small-scale demonstration...
...conflict, Washington might order a ten-missile attack on Soviet oil refineries. The OTA evaluates a case in which the U.S. fires three Minuteman Ills, each carrying a trio of warheads that can deliver a 170 kiloton explosive force, and seven submarine-launched Poseidon missiles that carry a total of 64 warheads, each with a 40 kiloton force. The attack instantly destroys 73% of Soviet refining capacity. But because the U.S. weapons are less powerful than Soviet warheads, there is less general damage. Between 1 million and 1.5 million people would...
Lest anyone should forget that there is not such thing as a free lunch, or for that matter free toilet paper, students learned a few days later of a 9-per-cent increase in the cost of a Harvard education, bringing the total price tag for next year to more than $8000. Parents should not despair, though, President Bok said, pointing out that current population trends meant that in "10 to 15 years," families would have fewer children to send to college...
...Engelhard issue demonstrates the ability of students and administrators to resolve major conflicts. Students, especially those on the SASC who advocated total dissociation from Engelhard, are slightly disappointed. Nevertheless they consider the issue closed. The Engelhard Foundation is releived that the publicity and the resulting innuendos have died down. And since the two sides are satisfied, the K-School and the Corporation likewise are happy with the compromise...
...stressed enough--there is a total absence of any facilities for social and intellectual get-togethers on the level of the undergraduate house system," explains Lee Smolin, a graduate student in Physics and a GSC member. GSC members will look for a center on campus this summer, and hope to arrange GSAS intramural sports next year as another attempt to foster community spirit...