Air Corps News Letter, Volume 441961 - Aeronautics |
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... nuclear - space age defense . The Essay , " Deterrence : Every body's Concept " ( see page 49 ) , is a closely reasoned discussion of the real mean ing of the much - bandied - about word , " deterrence . " What has deterrence mean -US ...
... nuclear - space age defense . The Essay , " Deterrence : Every body's Concept " ( see page 49 ) , is a closely reasoned discussion of the real mean ing of the much - bandied - about word , " deterrence . " What has deterrence mean -US ...
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... nuclear - space age there can be no re- › the past . Hard as this fact may seem , it is the only basis on which ism can rest , if we are to survive in this perilous time . / J. S. BUTZ , JR . me of the vital problems of hardware ...
... nuclear - space age there can be no re- › the past . Hard as this fact may seem , it is the only basis on which ism can rest , if we are to survive in this perilous time . / J. S. BUTZ , JR . me of the vital problems of hardware ...
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... nuclear weapon Another aspect of the matter is our evident policy determ nation to prepare a deterrent force of ICBM capabilitie while defense against ICBMs remains a major myster Further nuclear tests are essential for intelligent ...
... nuclear weapon Another aspect of the matter is our evident policy determ nation to prepare a deterrent force of ICBM capabilitie while defense against ICBMs remains a major myster Further nuclear tests are essential for intelligent ...
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... Nuclear reactors , coal , natural gas , are all practical . The " boiler " is used to heat a gas to a high temperature so that the atoms shed an e and ionize . The hot , high - speed stream is then conduct an electric current . It is ...
... Nuclear reactors , coal , natural gas , are all practical . The " boiler " is used to heat a gas to a high temperature so that the atoms shed an e and ionize . The hot , high - speed stream is then conduct an electric current . It is ...
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... nuclear weapons to protect the NATO allies could terrify somebody . Or is it easy ? It would not take a genuine subversive , but only an intellectual skeptic , to raise the possibility that the United States could avoid nuclear attacks ...
... nuclear weapons to protect the NATO allies could terrify somebody . Or is it easy ? It would not take a genuine subversive , but only an intellectual skeptic , to raise the possibility that the United States could avoid nuclear attacks ...
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Popular passages
Page 21 - In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
Page 60 - National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958". DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE SEC. 102. (a) The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States that activities in space should be devoted to peaceful purposes for the benefit of all mankind.
Page 49 - It is certain that Europe would have been Communized, like Czechoslovakia, and London under bombardment some time ago but for the deterrent of the atomic bomb in the hands of the United States.
Page 54 - I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
Page 14 - When will you pay me ? Say the bells of Old Bailey. When I grow rich Say the bells of Shoreditch.
Page 71 - A fair amount of the things that have to be done in physics or in biology is mechanical work of the mind which can be done by anyone, or almost anyone. For the purpose of innumerable investigations it is possible to divide science into small sections, to enclose oneself in one of these, and to leave out of consideration all the rest.
Page 95 - Congress must finally make — let it be clear that I am asking the Congress and the country to accept a firm commitment to a new course of action...
Page 23 - Under a National Security Council directive in 1958, it remains the policy of the US Government to make use of military personnel and facilities to arouse the public to the menace of the cold war.
Page 99 - Freedom must bury Communism or be buried by Communism. Complete eradication of the Soviet system must be our national goal, our obligation to all free people, our promise of hope to all who are not free.
Page 118 - Organized in the public interest and dedicated to providing objective leadership in the advancement and application of space science and technology for the United States Government. AEROSPACE CORPORA!