Rapacki

British

/ raˈpatski /

noun

Adam (ˈadam). 1909–70, Polish politician: foreign minister (1956–68): proposed (1957) the denuclearization of Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and West Germany (the Rapacki Plan ): rejected by the West because of Soviet predominance in conventional weapons

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The Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev, had signed off on the mission after conferring with the Polish foreign minister, Adam Rapacki; Mr. Brezhnev viewed Moscow’s involvement in the conflict, providing arms and aid to Hanoi, as an increasing distraction.

From New York Times

“We don’t like to fumble things, either, believe me,” said Fredric Ellis, the founder of Ellis & Rapacki, a litigation firm in Boston.

From New York Times

Currently, forklifts use laser-based sensors that can cost $5,000 apiece and can scan only a single plane, Rapacki says.

From BusinessWeek

Rapacki says that Kinect cameras could help forklift operators avoid accidents.

From BusinessWeek

Adam Rapacki, 60, Polish Foreign Minister from 1956 to 1968, proposer of the "Rapacki Plan" for a nuclear-free zone in Central Europe; of a heart attack; in Warsaw.

From Time Magazine Archive

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