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As with many of the President's uncomplicated-sounding proposals, the idea of space-age missile defenses masks a swarm of complexities. It raises the specter of an arms race in space, which ultimately could be more expensive and dangerous than the one taking place on earth. In a prompt...
There was some feeling, however, that Reagan's challenge to a system of deterrence that is based on the threat of mutual destruction could be a welcome element in the debate over nuclear policy. "Reagan now suggests that we slowly start investigating whether in the next century technology may offer...
Of course, worst-case scenarios don't always come true. Anderson, the UBS economist, isn't overly pessimistic. But he sees China's export growth rate falling from about 25% a year to single-digits by mid-2008. "2008 will likely be the year manufacturers [are] finally forced to take...
Jose A. Rodriguez, former director of the clandestine service, is one policyholder. He'll need the money to deal with the legal consequences of ordering the destruction of videos showing the CIA's interrogation and possible torture of a pair of al-Qaeda suspects. Scores of other spies with their...
With rainboots and umbrellas, a large group of Harvard students and other Boston-area residents marched across campus yesterday afternoon to protest the Iraq War on its fifth anniversary. Students distributed homemade signs with slogans like “Harvard Against War” and “Out of...