... to the nuclear arms race, during the arms race large quantities of both high and low level nuclear waste were generated. The production of highly radioactive waste has been the Achilles heel of nuclear production since its earliest days. (Hertsgaard, 1999 ) The problem has been the storage and disposal of this waste. In one instance during the cold war officials at ... ...
... racism. Black inequality was the major contradiction to the New Deal and one that carried over into the Cold War period. Most liberal anticommunists realize that domestic racism is America's "Achilles heel- in the Cold War battles against Communism and for the hearts and minds of formerly colonized peoples around the world. At the same time the black civil rights movement ... ...
... revolt ensued on the islands, many lives were lost, and the symbol of American glowed crimson with imperialism. It became apparent that, as Teddy Roosevelt said, "The Philippines are our Achilles heel". The Americans crushed the rebels with tactics eerily similar to Spanish tactics used in the Cuban insurrection. These battles between Filipino guerillas and American soldiers brought out the worst ... ...
