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But Lee was playing with blockbuster material. Known as "legacy codes," the 100 or so calculations that he put on his hard drive contained a gold mine of nuclear secrets--reams of physics equations and weapon-test results and warhead designs--painstakingly amassed by the U.S. since the government began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It Time To Panic? | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

And what if the codes had slipped out? The fallout could put a sizable dent in the U.S.'s nuclear hegemony. The legacy codes are sets of equations that approximate how nuclear explosions work; they are modified as weapons tests are conducted to assess the potency of new designs. Coupling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It Time To Panic? | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

The men's team didn't fare as well as the women, but still put up a number of strong erformances. Princeton, a legacy in Ivy League track and field, dominated the meet with 181 points, early doubling the second place performance. The Crimson's performance was good enough for...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Track 2nd, M. Track 5th at Heptagonals | 5/4/1999 | See Source »

That's why last weekend's NATO summit loomed as such a defining moment. When Clinton invited the 42 members and partners of NATO to Washington for a 50th birthday party, he envisaged a glittering capstone to his diplomatic legacy, grandly positioning the alliance as the bigger, broader 21st century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NATO: It's Flight Or Fight | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

What to Look For One of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the year--and considering Kubrick's track record, this film should be as fearless and profound as his previous works. Early buzz has promised a ground-breaking look at the dark side of sexuality with a few explicit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

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