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…with the then Soviet Bloc countries regarding disarmament of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Although software packages are not nearly as critical, this same philosophy can be applied to vendor claims of software solutions or promises. The software tools should…

…even resorting to the use of nuclear weapons. The Americans had to avoid a repeat of the Cuban Missile Crises, when the two superpowers had come to the brink of nuclear war. At the same time however, the US government could not just disengage from Vietnam…

…of democracy, or civilization and order. This place was where all the decisions were made, where Ralph discussed with the boys. 6. Plot outline, brief: A plane evacuating schoolboys from a nuclear war in Britain is shot down on an unoccupied tropical island…

…. 2000-12-23 Executive Orders on Puerto Rico’s Status 2. 2000-12-23 Executive Orders on Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay 3. 2000-12-07 Executive Order 13180 on Air Traffic Performance 4. 2000-12-07 Executive Order 13279 on Americas Nuclear Weapons…

…in the form of isotope Plutonium-238. This isotope was produced by the bombardment of uranium with deuterons in the 60-inch cyclotron at U.C. Berkeley. One of the many uses for plutonium is the production of nuclear energy. The energy in the nucleus…

…During the last few weeks, the issue in most Australians' minds has again been the risk of nuclear testing on our back door-step. In papers, on radio and television, and in local gossip there has been discussion and argument of the situation. Some have…

…assumes that we can adequately understand the calculations of an opponent. One of the most important assumptions during the Cold War was that nuclear weapons were the most effective deterrent to war between the states of the East and the West. This assumption…

…from the island and dismantle the remaining missile bases. For several days, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. Finally, the Soviet Union removed the weapons under protest from Castro. The Soviet action came after Kennedy privately agreed…

…and was disbanded in 1977. Australia continued to follow the US lead, boycotting the Moscow Olympics in 1980. The ANZUS treaty came under threat in 1984 when the newly elected New Zealand PM David Lange banned nuclear powered ships and ships with nuclear weapons from…

…countries were ready to go to war at the blink of an eye and almost did, the powers-that-be never got the nerve to authorize a nuclear war that would have made World War II look like child’s play. This was a war fought in the political ring, and was also a war…