Word: maneuverability
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Efficient as they are in transporting oil across the oceans, today's huge tankers are clumsy giants, difficult to maneuver and hazardous near shore. Starting a voyage, a typical 250,000-ton tanker may require two hours or more to reach cruising speed (approximately 16 knots). Stopping is no...
But in crowded shipping lanes like the English Channel, this maneuver may be an invitation to disaster; the lumbering vessel needs vast stretches of open water for such turns.
But other properties of the laser give military strategists powerful incentives to overcome these difficulties. Ordinary bullets and missiles follow arcing trajectories that must be carefully calculated in advance; laser beams are virtually unaffected by the pull of the earth's gravity or by winds, and fly as straight...
The U.S. abruptly shucked its year-old policy of "benign neglect" of American currency abroad last week. It did so by permitting the Federal Reserve Board to go into the international money market to help raise the value of the dollar, and by serving notice that it would bolster its...
McGovern's strategists, led by Campaign Manager Gary Hart, had been prepared for just such a maneuver. The week before, McGovern had met with Hart in Washington to work out the floor strategy. The candidate had issued one vital order: the floor leaders for the fight should not all be...