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Word: guiltier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...island in the Persian Gulf which contains the only known deposits of some perilous stuff, wanted by every peace-loving nation because it makes possible the world's fastest rocket airplanes. Britain has the concession; Britain's Cabinet (the only ones in the know) feel even guiltier because of the further fact that the same stuff can -be made up into the world's most destructive atomic bomb. At the centre of the ensuing pussy-wants-a-corner is Walter Bullinger, Britain's Secretary for Foreign Affairs. Born a little Liberal, torn between his guilty secret...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Fandango Diplomatique | 1/9/1933 | See Source »

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