Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...larger than those facing China. Hence, Mao concluded, the Soviet Union could not attack China "unless you first give them the Middle East and Europe so they are able to deploy troops eastward." The converse was also true. The U.S. was thus the key to global security. The real danger was the potential victims' lack of understanding of the requirements of the geopolitical balance. It was Mao's core conviction that while our European allies were wavering for various reasons, they would not in the end succumb to Soviet blandishment. It was important, therefore, not to confuse temporarily...
...increasing conversion of missiles to multiple warheads or MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles). If the Soviets MIRVed all of their land-based missiles, our land-based missiles would be at risk by the early '80s. SALT II seemed to me an opportunity to postpone this danger...
...comic complement to his SNL colleague, close friend and fellow Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd. But whereas Aykroyd disappears into his wicked, perfectly pitched characterizations, Belushi was a Method mimic. His impersonations seemed fun-house mirrors of his own turbulence. They were ego run wild. That gave them a special danger, and Belushi his unique appeal to a decade of kids ready for high-octane partying, kamikaze car rides, sirens screeching late into every Saturday night...
Most of the substitutes are made of potassium chloride. They may taste salty enough but can be so bitter that gourmet cooks tend to avoid them entirely. There is a possibility of danger too, according to some doctors. In very large doses, potassium can cause gastrointestinal ulcers, and for some kidney patients, more moderate doses can be lethal...
...guess his voting record would show him to be a mainstream Democrat. The irony, to his critics, is that judges who adopt Ely's "selective activism" could undermine traditionally liberal ideas. Ely does not disagree--but to him, having judges as "an elite with a final word" outweighs the danger of having unwise legislation...