PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH: WHAT IT REALLY MEANS

摘要

The sea was an ebony carpet with only the faintest indication of a horizon separating the overcast sky from the waters below. Yet, through my binoculars, I could make out the silhouette of a Soviet destroyer off our starboard quarter, gliding silently, with a slight left-bearing drift. "Ivan"-as we had nicknamed him-had been shadowing us for several days and was less of a novelty than he had been when first arriving to take the place of the smaller, less lethal intelligence collector (AGI) that had been our companion since the crisis began.