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...anything can go wrong, it will"). All parts of the S.D.I. would have to mesh smoothly without ever being tested under battle conditions. Worst of all, perhaps, critics can suggest a host of relatively simple countermeasures that might outfox the most sophisticated defense. Given all that, though, an imperfect but effective Star Wars defense just might be possible. Barely. Eventually...
...thus has two voices in the film's romantic trio, but he hardly drowns out Farrow's lovely performance. She provides the film's moral pivot. Its poignancy, truth and stature as a miniature masterpiece arise out of the hard choice she must finally make between perfect fantasy and imperfect reality...
Second, The Crimson has been on the right side of the this issue for many years long before a national consensus emerged. Yes, The Crimson editorial column has been imperfect over the years, but the self righteous He sometimes self righteous as well. The Crimson was both: so should it still be. Jeffrey R. Toobin '82 1981 Crimson Editorial Chairman
Hours after the story appeared, Coates resigned his portfolio while denouncing portions of the Citizen account as "wrong and libelous." For his part, a grim-faced Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said that Coates' error of judgment was one that "you or I or any other imperfect human being could make...
...wait for the U.S. to share its technological breakthroughs, as Reagan has offered. Nor are the Soviets likely to rely solely, or even mainly, on their shields; rather they will continue to amass nuclear spears. The result could be the worst of all possible worlds, one that combines imperfect defenses and escalating offenses...