Word: bombs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...oldest son of a nuclear engineer, Irons lived all over the eastern United States during his childhood--"everywhere they were making the bomb," he says quietly. He doesn't articulate a link between his father's profession and his own social consciousness--Irons doesn't often speak of his personal life. His father died during Peter's first year at Antioch, and Irons ended up the only one of the seven children to get a college degree. His four brothers are house carpenters, one sister is married to a house carpenter, and the last sister teaches in a Montessori school...
...twentieth century. Sellers' other characters, Col. Mandrake, the British exchange officer, and the President, are completely on target. Kubrick's films are all good, but this is his closest approach to perfection. Of course, since his new movie made the cover of Time it's probably going to bomb, but that can't be helped. Dr. Strangelove is the perfect Christmas gift...
...opening stanza, the Jumbos had stretched the margin to six points. But in a sign of things to come, the Crimson picked up the pace, and in the waning moments of the half, closed to within two points. Kathy Fulton knotted the score at intermission with a forty foot bomb at the buzzer...
...movie inspired the team's pre-meet cheer ("Go Harvard, Tora! Tora! Tora! Beat Navy") and probably inspired them to go on and bomb the Mid-shipmen...
Fearsome Fuel Another byproduct of reactors is plutonium, which can also be used as nuclear fuel. But long-lived plutonium is deadly to man and must be handled carefully. A tiny speck in the lungs, for example, can cause cancer. More important, plutonium is the prime ingredient of atomic bombs; as little as 22 lbs. is all that is required for a crude fission bomb with the explosive force of 100 tons of TNT. Thus the material must be safeguarded so as not to fall into the hands of terrorists or blackmailers - and this requires tight security regulations. Nader...