Posts Tagged ‘Weapons’
Deterrence Budget Explodes
U.S. Government Now Spends $6.6 Billion on More Than 40 Programs
By David Phinney ABCNEWS.com (1998) Call it Anytown, U.S.A.—complete with a subway, downtown office buildings, homes for 20,000 residents, an electric company and sewage plants. Nobody will live there. Nobody would want to. The proposed $200 million city will provide a training ground for professionals to learn how to handle [...]
New Tools of Fear and Death
By David Phinney ABCNEWS.com (1998) Fifteen thousand raucous hockey fans fill a downtown stadium on a Friday night to see the Washington Capitals take on the Philadelphia Flyers. But shortly after the 7 p.m. face-off, terrorists trigger an explosive charge that showers poisonous chemicals over the crowd. Washington, D.C.’s proud new stadium [...]
