Word: deployment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Present at the creation." That was how Dean Acheson, Harry Truman's Secretary of State, described the crucial role of American officials in the birth of postwar Europe. Conceiving the Marshall Plan and midwifing NATO, U.S. officials went on to deploy America's power at its zenith to shape the framework of European security for two generations...
...entirely correct in quoting Shevardnadze. He said that the fact of deploying armed forces in Afghanistan was in violation of Soviet laws, and it really was a violation of international law. I have my opinion about whether this was immoral or not -- this is a separate topic. Why did it happen? It was certainly the wrong decision. The Soviet Union was never planning to solve the Afghanistan problem with the help of its armed forces. It was fantasy to think that a military solution could be achieved by deploying a contingent of 100,000 in a mountainous country with...
...living in safety. Except for nuclear weapons, an enemy cannot reach the U.S. Our political and geographical situation is completely different. We are located between Europe and Asia and are encircled by American bases. No matter what conflict might arise in the world, the U.S. can quite easily deploy its armed forces without rushing. No such thing for us. If the situation became serious, we would be forced to change to wartime organization quickly. That is why we need to have very well-trained reserves and armed forces organized on the basis of the draft...
...When it was necessary to deploy the military, for example, to guard the railway between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Supreme Soviet voted...
India was the first to deploy troops on the Siachen Glacier. In April 1984 the Indian army launched Operation Meghdoot (Cloud Messenger), placing forces at two key passes of the Saltoro Range, which runs along the Siachen Glacier's western edge toward the Chinese border. India says it was pre-empting a planned Pakistani move -- a contention Islamabad denies. The Indian advance captured nearly 1,000 sq. mi. of territory claimed by Pakistan; ever since then New Delhi has wanted to establish a formal boundary along that natural divide. The conflict escalated slowly as each side deployed more men, established...