Word: attacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Russia might not hesitate to attack the United States under its present system of defenses if Khrushchev became convinced there was some probability that America might strike first, Daniel Ellsberg '52, asserted yesterday...
Though it has been "almost universally assumed" that a decision to launch a nuclear war would be thought "mutual suicided" by either side, Ellsberg asserted, the advantages of a devastating surprise attack on vulnerable U.S. bases, combined with the fear of being liquidated first, would make Russia unwilling to hold back its forces...
European missile bases, "subject to attack by large numbers of accurate Russian IRBM's," Ellsberg said, would disappear in the unexpected aggression...
...Bertram-Barnard sleepers were late indeed--so late that they played the first quarter with only five--not the normal six--members. Despite their handicap, they held the score to a 2-2 tie until the middle of the second quarter. By that time the Cabot attack, led by confident Cricket Fisher, had finally gotten off the floor to pick up 14 of its 18 points in the next two periods...
...notice its effects when applied with rigor as an intellectual guide. The resolute determination to avoid enthusiasm in criticism can easily turn into a consistent refusal to be pleased. While the student avoids a potentially embarassing epousal of a cause, he is amply protected when on the attack, being free to concentrate on the weaknesses which can be found even in geniuses. The technique of isolating certain elements for criticism is never used to praise an author or defend a position, but is common when breaking down a work of art. Many students are more delighted to discover error than...