During the later phases of the Cold War, though, both countries developed accelerated testing programs, testing many hundreds of bombs over the last half of the 20th century.
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The U . S . Air Force had planned to announce the ACF winner in May 1975, but the decision was advanced to the beginning of the year, and accelerated testing.
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Administration officials said they were still examining whether a protocol or exchange of notes would be sufficient to secure an agreement allowing the Defense Department to proceed with a broad, accelerated testing program.
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Days later, senior Pentagon officials declared the test " an important step " and challenged skeptical Democrats to support President Bush's $ 8.3 billion plan for accelerated testing and development of anti-missile technology.
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Designed to assemble 40 or 50 nuclear weapons a year in what was to be an accelerated testing program, the high-security edifice, the size of two football fields, is about ready for duty.
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But the administration and its congressional allies can be expected to seize on a successful interception to press for an accelerated testing schedule and to step up criticism of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
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Days later, senior Pentagon officials declared the test " an important step " and challenged skeptical Democrats to support President Bush's $ 8 . 3 billion plan for accelerated testing and development of anti-missile technology.
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Responding to a series of high-level statements made in Washington on Thursday that described an accelerated testing program for U . S . missile defenses, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov rhetorically threw up his hands on Friday.
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All production standard engines now feature a damper on the third and fourth shaft bearings to help stiffen the shaft and data from engines in service and under accelerated testing is expected to gradually reduce engine start times.
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The test came just days after senior Pentagon officials outlined to Congress the most detailed vision yet of the Bush administration's plans to accelerate testing on an array of anti-missile technologies, including land-based missiles, sea-launched interceptors and airborne lasers.
