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Word: nuke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...faint possibility that Israel might nuke the Soviet Union is not what the tiff is really about. Though Israel has never officially admitted building the new missile, let alone acknowledged that it produces nuclear warheads, the Jewish state has been known to be testing such a missile for at least a year. Analysts say the Kremlin is speaking out now only because it is engaged in a delicate diplomatic minuet. On the one hand, Moscow is pressuring the U.S. and its European allies to eliminate all medium-range missiles as part of a larger arms-control agreement. Last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Armaments Battle of Jericho | 8/10/1987 | See Source »

...three minutes and we'll give you the world."--which charts Robocop's successes. The show is filled with such news items as the misfiring of a "Star Wars" defense system, killing three expresidents living in California. There is also a recurring commercial advertising a family board game called "Nuke 'em." And the scenes depicting the building and activation of Robocop combine humor with a biting commentary on modern science's drive for perfection at any cost...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Robocop | 8/4/1987 | See Source »

...have left on the walls to mark their descents into the unknown. The obscene drawings and interesting slogans beneath New Quincy House, for instance, have won renown among Harvard tunnel runners. A recent addition--"Quincy House 'Comics' Class of '87"--has been scribbled across one of the walls. And "Nuke New Quincy" appears nearby...

Author: By Vindu P. Goel, | Title: Tales of the Tunnels | 2/5/1987 | See Source »

...reactions to Currier's first pay-MTV have been favorable. Around Currier House, several residents have hung posters reading: "It's ugly. It's noisy. It's in bad taste. Nuke that Juke...

Author: By Christopher J. Farley, | Title: Currier's Got Music Videos | 11/7/1986 | See Source »

...sensationalize what could not be verified. The one major exception was the New York Post, that cynical tabloid that continues to lose millions for its Australian-born publisher, Rupert Murdoch. The Post used half its front page for a black headline MASS GRAVE, adding "15,000 reported buried in nuke disposal site." The flimsy authority cited was the obscure Ukrainian Weekly of New Jersey. A commentator waved a copy of the Post's MASS GRAVE front page over Soviet television, and seems to have convinced many Russians of sensationalized American coverage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Newswatch: Getting Back At the Press | 6/9/1986 | See Source »

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