--- title: March 29th, 1982 | Vol. 119, No. 13 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/3567907/march-29th-1982-vol-119-no-13-u-s/ og:title: March 29th, 1982 | Vol. 119, No. 13 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte75ef8482b4c9469/698766978e0601a658458543/15503038.jpg?branch=production&width=1095&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # March 29, 1982 | Vol. 119 No. 13March 29, 1982 | Vol. 119 No. 13  Issue name March 29th, 1982 | Vol. 119, No. 13 | U.S. Issue date March 29, 1982 Location U.S. Related categories [Military](/vault/subject/military/) [Cold War](/vault/subject/cold-war/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1982-03-29/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [Thinking About The Unthinkable](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953406,00.html)[For and Against a Freeze](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953407,00.html)[Living with Mega-Death](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953408,00.html)[Scenario of Destruction](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953409,00.html)[Dig a Hole: Reagan Administration and Civil Defense](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953410,00.html)[The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Launching an Armageddon](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953411,00.html)[Stumping in South Succotash](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953412,00.html)[A week of Mixed Signals](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953413,00.html)[Icy Guilt](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953414,00.html)[EPA Reversal](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953415,00.html)[Central America: A Country Up for Grabs](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953416,00.html)[We Will Win the Fight](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953417,00.html)[Conspiracy of Silence](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953418,00.html)[Middle East: Firing the Mayor](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953419,00.html)[Peace-Keepers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953420,00.html)[Syria: Battle of Hama](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953421,00.html)[South Africa: Untimely Raid](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953422,00.html)[Britain: Hare of the Dogged](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953423,00.html)[Science: Moscow's Postcards from Venus](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953437,00.html)[Press: War as a Media Event](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953444,00.html)[Press: Tough Times](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953445,00.html)[Sport: Baseball Springs Eternal](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,953430,00.html)[Sport: Yahoo! 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