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...needs a clearer explanation of why, 36 years after the end of World War II, its defense is still linked to U.S. nuclear power, Americans need to be reminded that there is no alternative to their special relationship with Europe. It is understandable that if the Continent decided to disarm, some might think the U.S. would do well to abandon Europe, along with the pride...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disarming Threat to Stability | 11/30/1981 | See Source »

...this fall when it called for bilateral disarmament. And tomorrow, Harvard professors and students will join the Union of Concerned Scientists in a day-long discussion of the problem. These signs indicate that we may sill have time to correct the error we made in not decided immediately to disarm after World...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Meaning Of Deterrence | 11/10/1981 | See Source »

...super- powers alone (though they are the only ones with arsenals large enough to wipe out the planet). Disarmament must extend to the other nations with nuclear capabilities, and the U.S. and Russia must use every economic, diplomatic and political pressure to insure that these nations too disarm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Meaning Of Deterrence | 11/10/1981 | See Source »

Throughout history, the people in power have sought to disarm the peasants. I won't give in easily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 11, 1981 | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

...them. By the time you have reached for your pocket, an armed robber will have had time to kill you. For much the same reason, do not attempt to use karate or judo against the mugger. Even expert fighters are not skilled enough to disarm a mugger unless the element of surprise is on their side. Admits Gerry Armstrong, 31, of Miramar, Fla., a martial-arts instructor with 19 years of experience: "If someone pulls a gun and tells me to hand up my wallet, he can have it. A bullet travels faster than my foot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If It Happens to You... | 3/23/1981 | See Source »

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