March 18, 1991 | Vol. 137 No. 11

Desert Storm's Troops: Triumphant Return (Cover Stories)

Desert Storm's troops get a hero's welcome for a victory that changes America's place in the world

A Hidden Danger In the Shells? (Grapevine)

A Hidden Danger In the Shells?

And While You Were Gone . . .

No Smoking During the Drill (Grapevine)

No Smoking During the Drill

Revolution At Defense

After absorbing the hard lessons of Vietnam, the Pentagon revised its strategy, modernized its methods and turned itself into an awesome juggernaut

The Great TV Expose-O-Meter (Grapevine)

The Great TV Expose-O-Meter

The Soviet Brain Drain (Grapevine)

The Soviet Brain Drain

The Spooks' Secret Sculpture Garden (Grapevine)

The Spooks' Secret Sculpture Garden

When Johnny Comes Drooling Home (Grapevine)

When Johnny Comes Drooling Home

America Abroad

God and Man in the Gulf

Armaments Choose Your Weapons

Will hope of reducing Middle East arsenals be doomed by a shopping spree for arms, especially those showcased in the gulf?

Death Highway, Revisited

Diplomacy: The Saudis Seize the Day

Off the mark early, Riyadh suggests uniting the West Bank and Gaza into a Greater Jordan -- but without King Hussein

Environmental Damage: A Man-Made Hell on Earth

The ecological devastation of Kuwait is worse than anyone imagined, but it is not the planetwide catastrophe that some predicted

Iraq: Seeds of Destruction

By cracking down hard on the riots that erupted throughout his country in the wake of the war's humiliating conclusion, Saddam may be sowing trouble for himself

Kuwait Chaos and Revenge

South Africa: Back on The Stand

A once silent witness talks up and denounces Winnie Mandela

Soviet Union: Operation Steppe Shield?

Washington is worried that a show of U.S. military muscle might be needed if civil war engulfs the U.S.S.R.

ALBANIA: Futile Flight On the Adriatic (World Notes)

ALBANIA: Futile Flight On the Adriatic

CHILE: Pinochet's Deadly Toll (World Notes)

CHILE: Pinochet's Deadly Toll

INDIA: Revolving Doors (World Notes)

INDIA: Revolving Doors

NICARAGUA: These Piggies Went to Market (World Notes)

NICARAGUA: These Piggies Went to Market

Mid-Life Crisis for Nukes

Designed to last 40 years, U.S. atomic plants face increased maintenance woes and may soon be perilously past their prime

Belt Tightening a Few Notches (Food)

In the homey '90s, caviar is out and turnips are in, as restaurant-goers look to their wallets as well as their menus

Cheaper Can Be Better (Medicine)

A study comparing heart medications raises questions about high-pressure tactics in drug marketing

Dogfight Over The Pentagon

Lockheed and Northrop compete to build the Air Force's next superjet -- and capture one of the richest prizes in aviation

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