Word: weaponeering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...anticipate that these units would use tactical atomic weapons? His answer: Nothing can be precluded when a nation resorts to force as the arbiter of human difficulty. Generally it gets in deeper and deeper, and there is no limit except the limitations imposed by force itself. But he could not conceive of an atomic weapon being used as a police weapon, and the local situations he was talking about would be police actions. Police are to protect and stop trouble, not just to cause destruction...
...created him a Marshal of Italy, later made him Viceroy of Ethiopia. Summoning the populace to the viceregal palace in Addis Ababa, Graziani stood up to address them when a couple of hand grenades bounced in. Graziani fell, crying, "They've killed me." Every Italian who had a weapon began firing into the crowd. In a few minutes there were a thousand dead in the palace grounds. Promiscuous killing, arson and pillaging went on for days. Total dead: 1,600. Even Mussolini protested, but Graziani, whose wounds were superficial, replied: "Mild measures never retained conquered soil." A few months...
...preserved, 2) negotiate wherever negotiation will advance the cause of a sound peace, and 3) "maintain countervailing military power to persuade the Communists of the futility of seeking their ends through aggression." Military Policy. Carefully pointing out that the U.S. is not placing "undue reliance on one weapon or preparation for only one kind of warfare," the President nevertheless made clear that the U.S. must adjust its military strength to fit the most powerful weapons available (TIME, Jan. 10). Said he: "The forthcoming military budget therefore emphasizes modern air power in the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and increases...
...Larry Scare's height and his fine touch make him a fine prospect for the future. Number three, Henry Cortesi, is one of the team's fastest men, "a good fighter with power in his shots, but one who needs experience," according to Wynn. Power is also the chief weapon of John Davis, while Albie Zimmerman relies on deception...
...basic TACair battle units might be four fighter-bombers. One will carry the atomic weapon. Another will act as cover-man and possibly carry a high-altitude precision bombsight. The others will serve as tankers for the first two, and will themselves be refueled from a C-130 tanker a safe distance away from the battle area...