Word: starkness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reagan Administration official tried to clarify the U.S.'s role in the Persian Gulf last week, the issue only grew muddier. Finally Ronald Reagan appeared in the White House briefing room Friday afternoon to justify his policy in the wake of Iraq's accidental assault on the U.S.S. Stark. "Mark this point well," he said. "The use of the vital sea-lanes of the Persian Gulf will not be dictated by the Iranians. These lanes will not be allowed to come under the control of the Soviet Union. The Persian Gulf will remain open to navigation by the nations...
...World War II: helium-filled blimps containing enormous radars that could look down and track any intruder. The Navy has solicited bids for a $200 million prototype. Naval strategists also emphasize the critical need for air defense. To former Navy Secretary Lehman, the architect of the carrier buildup, the Stark episode confirms "what I've been preaching for six years: that combat ships need air cover...
...institutionalizing despair? The failings of humans who try to run this republic are legion, including those of not only Reagan but now Gary Hart, who wanted Reagan's job. And this week we can add a lot of names from the Navy, caught up in the tragedy of the Stark. Nothing seems immune. When Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall knocked the sacred 200-year-old U.S. Constitution, the argument took on a life of its own and still echoes through the city...
COVER: The Stark disaster stirs...
...Americans struggle to understand how a senseless military mishap in the Persian Gulf cost the lives of 37 sailors, Congress is concerned that the U. S. will be drawn into the Iran- Iraq war. -- Analysts ponder why the Stark, with its array of electronic gadgetry, was unable to defend itself. -- Could the planned 600- ship Navy become a fleet of sitting ducks? See NATION...