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Word: nuke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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While the anti-nuke advertisement published recently is the first political statement to be signed by a majority of the school's community, the message follows a pattern of activism established in earlier decades...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: A Pocket of Progressivism | 2/26/1982 | See Source »

...only city liberals, however, have been jumping on the anti-nuke banwagon during this year's campaign. Perceiving the overwhelming popularity of the city's disarmament pamphlet, nearly every incumbent city councilor has attempted to grab a share of the credit for its distribution. city councilors can only gain from supporting students' efforts to stop nuclear research at MIT, Harvard and private laboratories. Because of the non-binding status of Question #3, as well as the potential unconstitutionality of banning all nuclear studies, most older voters will probably shrug off this issue with a laugh...

Author: By Andre C. Karp, | Title: Deciding the City's Foreign Policy And Other Weighty Matters | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

...must have seemed pretty funny, actually, to all the Cadets; these nerdy Hahvahd preps coming down to challenge the backbone of America's defense in a game of football. The plebes thought up the slogan "Nuke the Preppies!" and everybody at West Point got a real kick out of that...

Author: By Charles W. Slack, | Title: This is Next Year for Cadet Squad; Army Has 15-10 Upset to Remember | 10/3/1981 | See Source »

Wanted: a nice home for a 192,000-lb. nuke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MX'ed Feelings About Missiles | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

...days since the return of the hostages, the headlines and the news columns have been given over to jingosim and sentimentality. "Nuke Iran" buttons are making a resurgence, and "Buy Iraqi War Bonds" has appeared on many bumpers. That the American public has given way so quickly to this onslaught of false patriotism and true bigotry, that too many of us believe the Iranians are truly "barbarians," that some have called on President Reagan to break our word to another country after 14 months of decrying violations of international law--these are all distressing signs. Can it be we have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Lessons From Tehran | 2/3/1981 | See Source »

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