Word: countdowns
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...knows the type of rocket launching the target as well as the nature of the target; it knows how powerful the rocket's engine is, where it is coming from and when it is being launched. The crew launching the interceptor will even get to listen in on the countdown of the warhead's rocket as it takes place. All that is valuable intelligence--and much, if not all of it, would be denied to the U.S. if a rogue state decided to strike. Such advantages "place significant limitations" on the value of the test, says Philip Coyle, the Pentagon...
...world, and most of the world will immediately recognize him. There are certain areas that he will claim and we will claim. Immediately a question will emerge: Who really is the sovereign there?" It's a scenario Barak hopes to avoid. "Unilateral steps would bring a quick countdown toward confrontation...
...decision of annexing blocs of [Jewish] settlements [in the West Bank and Gaza Strip] or areas which are needed for our security or areas around Jerusalem and so on. So unilateral steps are a recipe for conflict and for an eruption of violence. It's a very quick countdown toward confrontation, whereas an agreement, even if it is not 100 percent satisfactory for either side, can become an opening for a very successful neighborhood...
...hooked. You log on and post how fast you want to play (five minutes for the whole game is customary) and how strong an opponent you want. Within seconds, your screen is alive. A chessboard has appeared; your opponent has already moved; your clock, posted onscreen in ominous Apollo-countdown mode, is running...
Adam D. Colvin '00, a class marshal from Currier House, stood on Widener's steps yesterday for three hours to promote class spirit. But even though he was excited, he said he did have some anxiety as the countdown began...