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...reasonable people," one of Bok's favorite phrases make consensus decisions. "Significant changes," Bok says, "depend on taking into account the views of different groups. It is important not to have a lot of controversy," he continues, because "change only comes when you get a sense of what will command respect and at least give everybody's views an adequate hearing...
...example of the revolving door between the Government and the contractors is the role of Robert Baran, an electronics engineer. In 1978 Baran left his job in Naval Air Systems Command to go with a consulting firm named Science Applications Inc. (SAI), where he worked on projects that he had first suggested at his old job. Eventually, Baran claims, he got $417,000 worth of defense contracts for SAI by what he calls "the judicious use of hyperbole and exaggeration." Baran even admitted to TIME Correspondent Jonathan Beaty: "I did my part to falsify technical data to suit the objective...
...time when the armed services are having a tough time recruiting and keeping skilled personnel, the cutbacks are strongly opposed by ranking military brass in Europe. The commanders contend that the presence of dependents is a positive morale factor that far outweighs any disadvantages. In separate interviews with TIME Bonn Correspondent Lee Griggs, Generals Pauly and Kroesen argue that a reduction in dependents in Europe would spell disaster. "Having dependents here is a heavy plus," says Pauly. "If a war situation developed, our people might even fight a shade harder if loved ones were here and in need of immediate...
Though the two chairmen disagreed on energy policy, both agreed that no new committee should take command of their battlefield. Udall was afraid the new committee would gain control of nuclear safety standards, a responsibility of his subcommittee. Dingell had more reason to worry: his subcommittee was going to be incorporated whole into the new body...
...time is mid-1983. Minutes after early-warning satellites pick up the launching of enemy missiles against the U.S., the Pentagon 's National Military Command Center flashes out the presidential order for a counter strike. The aging squadrons of B-52s from bases in North and South Dakota roar into the air. Later, while flying over North Pole ice sheets approximately 1,500 miles from their objectives, each bomber drops a deadly load of up to 20 cruise missiles. Like oversize model aircraft, these small unmanned jets skim at 500 m.p.h. only 50ft. above the ocean. Finally, hedgehopping their...