Leakage risk in Nike-X shield limits for Spartan and Sprint
Defense analysis weighs how much leakage of hostile missiles Nike-X can tolerate. The Spartan front line and Sprint back up must intercept at high altitude to limit blast effects while facing decoys and discrimination challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Lapp
World Book Science Service
Sprint
U.S. Army
Spartan
Austin W. Betts
U.S. Army Research and Development
Tacmar
China
U.S
MSR
Nike-X and the risks of a nuclear shield buildup
A 1967 analysis warns Nike-X may fail to stop a nuclear attack and could provoke a renewed arms race. It argues against relying on a thin shield, urging civil defense backup and caution over atmospheric testing amid uncertain Soviet responses and miscalculation risks.
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Defense Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Minuteman
Defense
McNamara
Nike- X
Public employee strikes and union rights poll
A Gallup poll shows 59 percent support nurses joining unions while 34 percent oppose and 7 percent have no opinion. For public school teachers a majority opposes strikes, with strongest opposition in the East. support for teacher unions is high at about six in ten. Compulsory arbitration proposals gain 69 percent backing to curb strikes, with 22 percent opposed and 9 percent undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Unidh
No Increase Noted in Superhawks In Vietnam Policy
A Princeton survey shows about one in four Americans would favor going all-out in Vietnam and using atomic weapons, with little change from last May. Men tilt more hawkish than women, with no strong shifts by party, age or occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
United States
Vietnam
Pierson
Prayer for truthful speech and Christlike tongue
A devotional plea asks God to forgive misused speech and to shape words by mercy and truth. The prayer seeks a Christlike mindset that always speaks well of others and aligns speech with righteous intent.
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God of Truth
Christ
Donald
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Craig Hosmer
House
G.O.P. Conference Committee On
Hosmer
U.S. State Department
Nike-X
Pentagon
By George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup
Iba Arte-Wia
Union For Farmers
Superhawks
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