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Douglass’ report to the NIEHS, which is undated, did not discuss any evidence in favor of a link between fluoride and osteosarcoma. But it included a citation to Bassin’s 2001 dissertation in a section titled “Publications,” which was appended to the report in a way that made the citations appear to corroborate, not question, Douglass’ research...
...presumption should be in favor of permitting study anywhere that has an acceptable education system,” he said. “The provision should be based not on the country as such but on the part of the country where the student plans to study...
Reagan's decision to accelerate work on the 38,000-lb. Midgetman was designed to please strategists who favor the small mobile missiles. Their reasoning: compared with the Minuteman and the new MX, the truck-carried Midgetman will be less vulnerable to a pre-emptive strike and less destabilizing because it cannot threaten a knockout blow of its own. Many in the Pentagon, however, would like to put more warheads on the Midgetman and make it larger. Hence Reagan's decision to order study of a possible Mobileman missile, carrying as many as three warheads. Adding warheads, opponents protest, will...
...casino. Though the paper did not claim that Laxalt was involved in or knew about the illegal operation, he has vigorously pursued the lawsuit, and other newspapers have given extensive coverage to the story. Efforts to settle the case have stalled. If it is not resolved in his favor, says Laxalt with extreme understatement, "that would be a problem...
...went on to say: "I will surprise you by stating that I believe parity existed in October 1962, at the time of the Cuban missile crisis. The U.S. then had approximately 5,000 strategic warheads, compared with the Soviets' 300. Despite an advantage of 17 to 1 in our favor, President Kennedy and I were deterred from even considering a nuclear attack on the U.S.S.R. by the knowledge that although such a strike would destroy the Soviet Union, tens of their weapons would survive to be launched against the U.S. These would kill millions of Americans. No responsible political leader...