Word: reactional
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...latest reaction against the perceived increasing expression of racist attitudes at the Ann Arbor campus, which students said is known for its prevalent racist attitudes...
...White House had a cool reaction to the Secretaries' carping. "The President accepts the report," said Fitzwater curtly. "Mr. Shultz and Mr. Weinberger can speak for themselves." Speculation around Washington last week that Shultz's days are numbered was undercut by the President when the White House announced that the Secretary of State would visit Moscow next month for renewed discussions with the Soviets. A highly regarded diplomat whose departure would be unsettling to U.S. allies, Shultz has enraged Reagan loyalists by his criticisms of the Iran initiative. Nevertheless, he flatly stated last week, "I have no plans to leave...
...initial reaction to Gorbachev's proposal was highly favorable. "This is a real breakthrough," said a spokesman for Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the West German Foreign Minister. The Kohl government, once opposed to the total removal of missiles, was now solidly behind a deal. NATO Secretary-General Lord Carrington called the offer a "substantial step forward." Secretary Shultz felt there was "some prospect, perhaps pretty good, we can get something worked...
...principle divide every nuclear charge into four relatively independent systems: electronic, ballistic, atomic and (for a hydrogen device) thermonuclear. The reliability of the first three systems can be confirmed by laboratory tests supplemented by experiments in which a low-yield fission or fusion reaction releases a small quantity of neutrons, which can be measured by a counter close to the charge to be tested. The fourth system -- thermonuclear -- does not require testing in the majority of cases, since its reliability may be established by analogy to previously tested charges based on the same physical and design principles. At the same...
...first reaction to it was that it was funny. Then I thought about what it implies and what the attitude means. Still, people read too much into it," he said. "I think most people thought it was a good thing. To put social values and to pass moral judgment puts it in a different context," the Leverett house senior added...