Word: weaponeering
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...WONDER-WEAPON DEBATE...
...fixed price offers new B- 2s for an average price of $570 million each. Those who question the validity of this price fail to understand the meaning of the term firm fixed price. It means just what it says. It's true there are additional costs to owning any weapon system--including the B-2. These costs are controlled by the operating service. In this case, Air Force estimates for the total cost to acquire the aircraft, including airplane, spares, military construction and support equipment, are 40% less than the figures you cited. And these aircraft are not stripped-down...
...support gun-friendly candidates. Almost all those it supported won, including 10 new Senators. Though the Republican leadership is in no mood to bring up an issue as divisive as gun control now, Newt Gingrich has promised the N.R.A. a chance later this year to repeal the assault-weapon ban that passed the Senate last year by only two votes. If that works, a push to repeal Brady could be next, though the odds of repealing it are far longer...
Given this history, Bill Clinton's failure to revive baseball, which may have surprised some, didn't surprise us. Clinton's only real weapon, moral suasion, has never trumped greed--and greed is what this whole sorry mess is all about. ``It's just a few hundred folks trying to figure out how to divide nearly $2 billion,'' said the President plaintively. ``They ought to be able to do that.'' Clinton obviously didn't understand that the baseball strike is like Somalia: simple on the outside, a quagmire once you're in. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, who enjoyed a cushy...
Also, the target area and attacking motions differ between sabre and foil. In sabre, attacks are made with a slashing motion of the weapon and points are awarded for any hit above the waist. Points in foil are scored with thrusting hits on the opponents torso and back...