Word: foolproofing
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...Teller and Dr. Bethe, both brilliant men, spend their time trying to devise foolproof bomb-testing methods which cannot be detected or in trying to devise foolproof methods of detecting bomb tests. But the problem lies elsewhere. If the U.S.S.R. or any other country does not wish to be policed, then no technical skills can be devised which will do so, and if the countries of the world do wish to accept policing, then it is now possible to prevent the manufacture of bombs and the means of delivery of such bombs, and this has been true ever since...
Vasectomies are not foolproof; the sperm-carrying tubes may regenerate themselves if not properly tied off. A Bombay patient recently went insane when his wife twice conceived after he had undergone a vasectomy, and "sterilized" Indian peasants have beaten their pregnant wives or abandoned them in the uninformed belief that they must have committed adultery. Vasectomies are also not necessarily permanent; if the original ligature is not too close to the testes, a skilled surgeon can perform a successful reunion in about seven out of ten cases...
...national sovereignty," he said, "and national security." Like Vice-President Nixon, he soon got down "the basic, essential principles." "We want disarrangement not without foolproof inspection systems. Until we arrange these, we must keep our military forces strong...
...commercials is the com peting product that leaves tattletale grey, fails to keep a frothy head, or comes apart at the seams when tugged by two circus strong men. The ad industry has already run into trouble with the Federal Trade Commission for doctoring Brand X to ensure foolproof inferiority. Last week the inevitable happened: unable to resist the lure of all those free plugs, several firms are on the market with their own, on-the-level Brand X products...
...result of that display, there will be great pressure this year, especially from the small, uncommitted neutrals, for quick agreement on disarmament-with or without foolproof controls. Said a senior delegate: "The picture that Mr. Khrushchev drew of rockets coming out of Russian factories like sausages is a terrible picture of the arms race. It has deeply impressed most delegates. I think it has increased the feeling of alarm and urgency about the cold...