Word: armageddon
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...facts are these: any advanced war technology is angerous, for it holds the possibility of triggering Armageddon, not only by its physical presence, but also through the psychology it creates. Advanced weaponry is designed for war between the superpowers, and such war ought to be unsinkable. Or it is designed for wars like Vietnam--wars designed to extend our economic stranglehold on the world--nd hence immoral. Think about a proper war for us to fight; it not an easy task...
Opposition has surged, then faltered, then lately surged again. Now the final tally is too close to call. The Reagan Administration appears to have tried everything from crude offers of pork-barrel projects to invocations of biblical Armageddon to defend its proposed sale of AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia. Yet when the Senate votes on the sale this week, conceded Reagan's Senate proconsul, G.O.P Leader Howard Baker, "it may still be lost...
With some Senators Reagan tried religion. Said Democrat Howell Heflin of Alabama: "We talked about the fact that the Middle East, according to the Bible, would be the place where Armageddon would start. The President interprets the Bible to mean that at Armageddon, Russia is going to become involved in it." Heflin remained opposed. With Democrat John Melcher of Montana, the Reagan approach may have been more down to earth: in exchange for a vote, the White House reportedly offered to reconsider funding an experimental coal plant in Butte. Melcher remained undecided...
...cannot give a face to. Some Americans still prepare for anarchy by retreating to the hills with automatic weapons, radiation detectors and the Royal Canadian Air Force Exercise Plans for Physical Fitness; a few have taken to storing freeze-dried survival foods in their garages for a well-fed Armageddon...
...Dying to become a man? Well, I am your flag!". They mix the deadly earnestness of Elvis Costello with the singalong fun of the Beach Boys. It doesn't matter if you "hate new wave," or you "hate reggae"; you'll like this. No one can make warnings of Armageddon or attacks on commercialism ("Freedom's just a new deoderant"; "They're all out to get you") so enjoyable. Let's dance from here to the bomb shelter...