August 10, 1992 | Vol. 140 No. 6

The Doomsday Blueprints (Cover Story)

How times change. Though the Soviet Union is gone, Washington was once convinced that World War III could break out without warning. Children practiced hiding under desks, parents built bomb shelters, and in case of nuclear attack the U.S. government hoped to save the President and keep the country running by relying on . . . THE DOOMSDAY BLUEPRINTS

Grab That Leonardo! (Cover Story)

Moscow's Secret Plans (Cover Story)

It's Amazing . . . (The Week: Nation)

An Icon Falls in The B.C.C.I. Scandal (The Week: Nation)

Clark Clifford is indicted as a front for the notorious bank

Campaign Quiz (Grapevine)

GM to GE: Japan Does It Better (Grapevine)

Here's The Thing: He Was Rude (Grapevine)

Hung Up on Tailhook (The Week: Nation)

Newly found snapshots add a sordid chapter to the Navy sex scandal

One Degree of Separation (Foreign Policy)

On issues ranging from Yugoslavia to Iraq to Russia, Bush and Clinton share remarkably similar views. The big difference may be in their attitude toward the U.S. as a world leader.

Poison Pen (The Week: Nation)

Scorecard: Aug. 10, 1992 (Grapevine)

Skip The Title (Grapevine)

Steeltown Standoff (The Week: Nation)

In Pittsburgh's 10-week newspaper strike, many side with the unions

The Health Question (The U.S. Campaign)

The Riyadh Connection (Scandals)

Behind the Clifford headlines lurks the real news about B.C.C.I.: growing evidence that the bank provided secret services for Saudis and U.S. intelligence agents

The Terrorist Bounty Hunters (Grapevine)

The Week: Aug. 10, 1992 (The Week / Nation)

What's Wrong With Bush? (The U.S. Campaign)

Nothing -- except a free fall in the polls, a sputtering economy and a near revolt within his panic-stricken party. No wonder his mood is grim.

Airlift For Humanity (The Week World)

With 1.5 million Somalis facing starvation, the U.N. moves to help

Back From Moscow (The Week World)

East Germany's Honecker returns to a unified land -- and criminal charges

About Face (The Week World / Et Cetera)

About Face

Part of The Solution? (South Africa)

Or is President F.W. de Klerk, with his strategy for maintaining white power, now part of the problem?

The Other Player (Iraq)

Bush's political future may depend on how he handles the taunting challenge of Saddam Hussein

Winning Touch (The Week World)

You Blinked! No, You Did! (The Week World)

Iraq and the U.S. step back from the brink -- for now

Summer's Bloodsuckers

In the fight against 100 trillion mosquitoes, the tactics are changing. The new motto: Know your enemy.

Air Lift (The Week Health & Science)

Does Cow's Milk Cause Diabetes? (The Week Health & Science)

It may act as a trigger in some genetically sensitive people

Big-Money Save (The Week Health & Science / Et Cetera)

Big-Money Save

Cancer Vaccine (The Week Health & Science / Et Cetera)

Cancer Vaccine

Worthless and Deadly (The Week Health & Science / Et Cetera)

Worthless and Deadly

Journey Into Vietnam's Lost World (The Week Health & Science)

An expedition finds several new creatures, including a kind of goat

Vicious Killer (The Week Health & Science)

Teaching Young Fathers the Ropes

Long neglected and stigmatized, unwed dads learn how to cope with kids -- and life

Barcelona the Win-Win Games (Olympics 1992 Summer Games)

In these so far happy Olympics, even losers seem to count themselves fortunate

Basketball Look For the Silver Lining (Olympics 1992 Summer Games)

It's an exciting tournament -- the one that doesn't include the Dream Team

Gymnastics Ode to Joylessness (Olympics 1992 Summer Games)

The women seemed tense and strained. This time it was the men who were fun to watch.

No Sure Bets (The Week Olympics)

U.S. athletes find the competition keener than anticipated

Swimming An End to Domination (Olympics 1992 Summer Games)

Americans feel the ripples of change as a new wave of swimmers make their marks in the pool

Television How Much Is Too Much? (Olympics 1992 Summer Games)

NBC's TripleCast offered more coverage than ever, but viewers weren't buying

The Machines Are Listening

Computers can't take dictation, but they may already understand speech well enough to take your job

The Political Interest: Amateurs, but Playing Like Pros (The Political Interest)

Amateurs, but Playing Like Pros

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August 10, 1992 Vol. 140 No. 6