This was too close to the potential targets of Soviet attacks to provide much advance warning. Pinetree was quickly supplanted by the Mid-Canada Line (MCL), which was positioned farther north. The MCL used Doppler radar, a more advanced technology that offered increased efficiency and low-...
I propose to export 20 boxes of solar cookers each containing 20 units. The total volume of the consignment is estimated to be 5 CBM. The total weight is less that 400 kg. At the rate quoted at $10 per CBM, it comes to 50 USD. Is it correct. A calculator for CBM shows much high...
California. The shake test was essentially a huge speaker coil that screamed. We were told that each circuit board in the D37 cost as much as a Cadillac. All components were carefully tracked by QA.
once you make a decision to use military force to solve your problem – then you ought to use it. And use an overwhelming military force. Use too much. And deliberately use too much. So that you don't make an error on the other side, and not quite have enough. And you roll over ...
but it does NOT ensure better balance. If you really hate the political parts of the game, I can see why you want to remove as much of them as possible so you can ensure an "optimal" setup w/o having to go to the trouble of engaging in politics... but that's optimizing for apol...
And third, the counterargument to preemption that will inevitably surface will be that the U.S. can effectively deter Pyongyang even if it possesses an ICBM capability. After all, the argument will go, the U.S. for decades successfully deterred the Soviet Union, a much larger threat, which...
region of the atmosphere from other existing threats. The new hypersonic weapons fly much higher than slower subsonic missiles but much lower than intercontinental ballistic missiles. The U.S. and its allies do not have good tracking coverage for this in-between region, nor does Russia or China...
Much of the Russian nuclear deterrent is being modernized: a new class of ballistic missile submarine is coming into service; some strategic bombers are being upgraded; and there are plans to replace all Soviet-era ICBMs over the next decade or so. ...
But Powell remained optimistic, if optimistic is the right word: “I think it’s much more likely than not that we’re not going to go to war and the world’s going to accommodate a nuclear-armed North Korea that has the capability to strike the territory of United States,” he said....