Detail Postcard: diego garcia.   Oleh:  Calabresi, Massimo Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Time Magazine vol. 170 no. 12 (Sep. 2007), page 04. Topik: Diego Garcia; Indian Ocean; U.S military Ketersediaan Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: T7 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel This coral atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a key base in the war on terrorism and, not surprisingly, rarely visited by civilians. Our correspondent is on the scene. Welcome to Diego Garcia--6,720 acres (2,720 hectares) of restricted military base on a depopulated atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from the nearest continent. Back in 1966, the U.S signed a secret agreement with Britain allowing the Pentagon to use the territory as an air base in exchange for a big discount on Polaris nuclear missiles. Five years later, hundreds of Navy Seabees arrived by ship and began pouring the 12,000 ft (3,600m) runway that would become a bulwark of American cold war strategy and a key launchpad for the first and secong Gulf wars and the invasion of Afghanistan. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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