Word: harmfulness
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...intelligence work can be done without putting Americans in harm's way. The Pentagon has a constellation of spy satellites that can photograph and listen in to many sites of interest to U.S. spooks. U.S. submarines, safely lurking beneath the South China Sea and other seas bordering countries of interest to Washington, can suck in a plethora of communications and other militarily significant transmissions...
Everyone is risk-averse these days. Everyone wants to play it safe. Why? Where’s the harm is going out on a limb, being creative, being —gasp!—original? I want bigger, better, bolder! Instead, we get the same recycled doo-doo—is it any surprise that plagiarism seems to be such a trend-o-rama? Perhaps the saying should have been, “There’s no business like old business.” Let me explain...
...some kids and parents, there's still much more good than harm in the whole day care system...
...coming from the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord. He came to believe that anything that blocked the flow of this fluid could cause physical and mental distress. "All these membranes affect brain function," he says, "and when they're not moving properly, there can be harm...
...this. So a major issue at the meeting will be establishing the boundaries of China's sovereignty. A lot of the discussion is going to be over cartography. You shouldn't be sending warplanes up with these things undecided, because you don't want to put our people in harm...