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...bomb in order to demonstrate to the world that the U.S. possessed such a capability. He feared that keeping the weapon a secret would guarantee its widespread use in future wars. Oppenheimer, influenced by Niels Bohr, idealistically envisioned openly sharing nuclear information with the Soviets to avert an arms race. He feared atomic war and nuclear terrorism. Oppenheimer used the fame that came out of the Manhattan Project to press these issues, but President Truman described him as a “cry-baby scientist” after Oppenheimer confessed, “I feel I have blood...
...previous game, Harvard kept pace early with Bucknell (3-8), but failed to avert a scoring burst before the halftime whistle as it fell on March...
Wang bounced back after losing the first set 6-4 to take the second set, 6-2, but was unable to claim the third, losing 6-1. In the final match, Lingman took the first set from Alabama’s Ashley Bentley 6-2, but was unable to avert defeat for the Crimson, dropping the next...
What the College and the Harvard Planning + Allston Initiative (HPAI) didn’t consider throughout all of this was how to tide Quadlings over through the long winter of their deprivation. In the QRAC’s absence, Quad House gyms will overflow. To avert this, alternative exercise space, like the Law School’s Hemenway Gymnasium, should be kept open later. The College should allocate additional funding to Quad House gyms, as well, and the Houses themselves should evaluate what space can be used to enlarge gyms in the meantime. But after all is said and done...
...Iran and North Korea. That is evidence of a clear breach of law and a real alliance of evil. In this age of nuclear weaponry, new lines must be drawn in the sand. If diplomacy and inspections fail, a multilateral military solution might be the only viable way to avert catastrophe. Nick Gatsoulis New York City It is interesting to contemplate - and not difficult to imagine - just how high up in the Pakistani government and military establishment Khan's allies are. Khan was too hot to handle, so even making him the fall guy for selling Pakistan's nuclear secrets...