The cumulative effect of these and other constraints imposed by START I and START II will be to degrade significantly the deterrent value of the air-breathing leg of the U.S. strategic triad.

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Finally, the anticipated START-imposed cuts in strategic arms will increase rather than reduce the importance of high technology defense programs such as SDI and the B-2 to protect against Soviet arms control cheating and to protect against the plausible possibility of major instabilities and aggressive challenges emanating from the Soviet Union.

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On Wednesday, Arrington announced out of nowhere that he was lifting his own self-imposed moratorium on investing in tech start-ups, adopted in 2009.

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However, some observers believe that the ban, which is expected to start later this year, has been imposed after suggestions of purported links between the international khat trade and the funding of terrorist groups like Al Shabaab -- a claim Dutch officials deny.

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Spain's government has imposed tough austerity measures to reduce its debts, and does not expect the economy to start creating jobs until the end of the year at the earliest.

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The new rules state that clubs going into administration after the fourth Thursday in March would have the 10-point deduction suspended - and imposed immediately after the end of the season if the club stays up, but deducted at the start of the following season if the club is relegated.

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