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Even so, it may come as a surprise to find a career submariner in any navy, let alone the Soviet fleet, as determined as Ramius is to preserve the peaceful status quo. His vessel -- larger than a World War II aircraft carrier -- has been modified so that it can run faster and more quietly than any other submersible, which means it has something no solo submarine has ever had: first-strike capability. It can glide in close to the U.S. Eastern seaboard, undetected, and start lobbing nuclear missiles at major population centers. Or threaten to. Being the sort...
...that the insecticide poses no threat to humans, many people object to the state's program of spraying malathion from helicopters over a 400-sq.-mi. area that includes Los Angeles and Orange counties. Last week Pasadena passed an ordinance that effectively outlaws spraying within city limits by prohibiting aircraft from flying at altitudes of less than 700 ft. Despite the objections, Governor George Deukmejian plans to continue the spraying. Pasadena is considering filing misdemeanor charges against the pilots involved in the anti-medfly mission...
...Caroline is only one of 40,000 items of aircraft memorabilia, from whole | planes to burp bags, collected at the Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility workshop of the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. For most Americans, a big chunk of their history is concentrated in the metal sheds on those 25 acres, where 22 technicians slowly, meticulously regenerate the epic of flight...
OPEN SKIES. Based on an Eisenhower-era proposal that Bush resurrected last May, the proposed agreement would allow unarmed aircraft from any NATO or Warsaw Pact country to overfly the other side's territory. The purpose is to observe military activity and installations. Detractors of the Open Skies concept point out that the agreement provides for a notification period of 16 hours, affording ample opportunity for the concealment of many kinds of mischief. But the proposal is viewed as a useful confidence-building device by all 23 nations involved. Negotiators hope to have a document ready for signing...
...thin. General Motors said it gave up $5 billion in incentives in 1989, or $900 for every vehicle it sold. Ford pegged its incentives at $1,000 per vehicle, Chrysler at $1,200. As part of its current restructuring, Chrysler last week announced the $825 million sale of its aircraft subsidiary, Gulfstream Aerospace, to a management-led group...