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...Iran insists that it has no intention of pursuing nuclear weapons, which the Supreme Leader has repeatedly denounced as contrary to Islam. Instead, it says, it is simply seeking to build all the capabilities of the nuclear fuel cycle allowed by the Non-Proliferation Treaty. But Western concerns are based on the reality that if it builds all of the capabilities allowed under the NPT, it would, in fact, be able to very quickly assemble a nuclear weapon - hence their insistence that Iran be prevented from enriching uranium...
...media reports of the Virginia Tech shootings have cast attention on the ethnicity of killer Seung-Hui Cho, a South Korean immigrant, some students are worried that the events might fuel a backlash against other Asian Americans. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Virginia Tech community first and foremost. Beyond that, a lot of us were cognizant that there could be backlash, some even feared physical backlash, for Asians and Asian Americans in the rest of the country,” said Edward H. Thai ’07, a member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian...
...There was one glimmer, literally, of light amidst all the darkness. The Nunn-Lugar program has dismantled and repurposed so much weapons-grade uranium in the last decade that 50% of the fuel currently consumed by U.S. nuclear power plants is now derived from warheads which once sat atop of Warsaw Pact rockets and missiles. Since about one fifth of all electricity in the U.S. comes from nuclear power plants, Nunn added, "One out of 10 of these light bulbs right here in this room, theoretically, comes from missile material that was aimed at us during the Cold...
...hammer-to-the-face fare, and it amounts to an intriguing, if not always coherent, experience. While some of the songs will surely disappoint the NIN faithful, nearly all contribute to the album’s conceptual bent and are worth a listen. If nothing else, this album will fuel anticipation for the slated sequel. It wouldn’t be surprising if on the follow up, Nine Inch Nails rallied and hit us twice as hard...
...happens in that remarkably fecund period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when plays, concerts, dinners, and all of the exuberance of fall term extracurricular life have added to it both reading period and final examinations? And what do we do with January? Surely, no one takes seriously the saving of fuel and electrical costs, and The Crimson itself recognizes the liabilities inherent in so-called “JanPlans...