Remote US base Kabkan in Iran with high tech but exposed to borders
Philip J. McCabe recalls Kabkan the distant intelligence outpost at 6500 feet near the Soviet frontier. He describes supersophisticated antennas and a cat and mouse dynamic with Soviet flyovers and Iranian cooperation as American and Soviet teams sought to monitor missile tests in Tyuratam.
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Washington
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Maine
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Tyuratam
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Indian Ocean
Central Intelligence Agency
Iran
Peshawar
Pakistan
Kings' Earliest Nile Evidence Found in Quatul Cemetery
Bruce Williams of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago reports the discovery of what may be the oldest archaeological evidence of kings in the Nile Valley. The cemetery in Quatul yields remains suggesting royal associations and early regal practice.
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Blumenthal Tours Shanghai Ghetto On Return From China
Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal concluded his China trip with a nostalgic walk through Shanghai’s Jewish ghetto. He recalled poverty as a youth and visited the former home at No 59 Chusan Road, describing the cramped conditions of about 18 000 residents. The trip also yielded a long frozen assets settlement easing US China trade tensions.
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Treasury
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Germany
Washington
United States
Chusan Road
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