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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exploring the High-Tech Frontier | 3/11/1985 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Now Playing At the Jewel the Purple Rose of Cairo | 3/4/1985 | See Source »

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

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cautious Criticism | 2/26/1985 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: The Talk of Ottawa | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wild Card on the Table | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

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