Word: warred
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Right now the political equilibrium is characterized by short-term policies at the expense of long-term policies. It is characterized by actions to confer national advantage at the expense of actions designed to promote global advantage. It is characterized by preparations for war, ignorance and starvation...
...canvas has greatly expanded. It involves the whole globe, including the sea depths and a large chunk of space. Weaponry has expanded the scale of destructiveness. But the uncertainty of war has not disappeared, and the tendency for things to go wrong has increased. Battles are still fought by people, and their state of mind will still influence the outcome more than weapons...
...believe so. I'll tell you, however, it's awfully hard to be hypothetical about this. I've played a few war games that involved limited nuclear attacks, and in that hypothetical climate, heavy pressures to stop using nuclear weapons developed on both sides very quickly. These were intellectual exercises. But they do suggest that our leaders understand the horrors of nuclear devastation, and will work hard to avoid...
...disaster may yield one positive result: the largest outpouring of foreign aid to the Soviet Union since World War II could produce a surge of goodwill that will further reduce East-West tensions. The disaster held the potential of changing perceptions on both sides: the humanitarian assistance might make the Soviet people view the West as less of a threat, while the pictures of stricken Armenians might make Westerners more sympathetic to the Soviets in general. "It has a humanizing effect," said a senior Western diplomat in Moscow. "It has become part of official policy to express gratitude not only...
...war with Iraq is in a sputtering cease-fire, but violence and death have taken no rest in Iran. In a report released last week, Amnesty International cites "indisputable" evidence that Iran has unleashed a new wave of political executions. The London-based human-rights group says it has verified nearly 400 summary executions. The true total, observers fear, probably runs into the thousands...