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...greater concern to the White House is the possibility that George or Fiers -- each was below Gates on the CIA chain of command -- might implicate Gates. Nonetheless, the Senate committee has been assured by Walsh that so far his investigation has not turned up any evidence that would lead to Gates' indictment. Bush once again reiterated his support for the nominee last week, and Administration strategists hope that with the help of Oklahoma Democratic Senator David Boren, the committee chairman and another Gates supporter, the nomination will reach the floor of the Senate anywhere from two weeks to six months...
...President of the union, Gorbachev is still commander in chief of nearly 4 million troops and an arsenal of almost 30,000 nuclear weapons. Yet the central command faces an uncertain future. Last week's interim agreement between the Kremlin and 10 republics raised more questions than it answered about what kind of state will emerge. Even if they accept Moscow as the capital of a loose confederation, the republics are sure to demand a high degree of control over forces on their territory...
...single biggest factor between success and failure for a school," he explains. "One, often two bleary-eyed parents of virtually every child in Molly's class show up at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast to hear and see what their children and teachers are doing. Any school that can command that kind of loyalty is doing something right...
...trial has come under fire for focusing on the small fry while those responsible for the shoot-to-kill command have escaped justice. Former East German leader Erich Honecker remains in the Soviet Union, and though Bonn has demanded his extradition, he is not expected to appear in court anytime soon. One man who may show up to face possible prosecution, however, is Markus Wolf, the legendary spymaster of former East Germany, who fled before the Germanys united last October and who is now rumored to be planning a return from Moscow...
Perhaps the most important reason for Western confidence, though, is that the Soviet Union's system of nuclear command and control has at least as many checks and balances as the U.S.'s, and perhaps more. Says Michael Dewar, deputy director of London's International Institute for Strategic Studies: "There are several stages, an intricate system of codes and identifications, before nuclear weapons can be fired from the ground, from airplanes or from submarines." The system provides for two "footballs," while the U.S. has but one. To ready nuclear warheads for a launch, the codes from both footballs...