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...behind it is a solid steel door that Fowler estimates is 5 ft. thick, 10 ft. high and nearly 20 ft. across. It rests on wheels and can be opened and closed electronically. Says former FEMA head Becton: "The entrance is such that if they were to pop a nuke, it would withstand whatever they popped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Civil Defense Doomsday Hideaway | 12/9/1991 | See Source »

Bush's scenario? The peeved leader of a Third World country decides to nuke the good ol' U.S. of A. Fortunately, as the missile streams toward Milwaukee, a "brilliant pebble" comes to life and annihilates the transgressor missile, thus saving Milwaukee, the Brewers and world peace. Of course, the U.S. military moves in and cleans up the offending nation, reestablishing democracy and brotherly love...

Author: By Matthew L. Jones, | Title: No Weapons in Space | 10/8/1991 | See Source »

...Americans who remember crouching under their desk during grade-school air- raid drills, the Strategic Air Command -- which kept nuke-carrying bombers airborne round the clock -- was a special icon of the cold-war mythology. But last week Air Force Secretary Donald Rice announced that SAC will be eliminated under a sweeping reorganization of the service. Its nuclear missiles and bombers will join the Tactical Air Command's conventional aircraft to form a single Air Combat Command. "Desert Storm demonstrated that the line between strategic and tactical air power has become blurred," says a report released by Rice's office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Military Sac: Gets The Sack | 9/30/1991 | See Source »

...have sex with Donna Rice, Jessica Hahn, Bob Dole. He can nuke Yugoslavia, legalize slavery, give ourselves back to England. He can abolish motherhood, apple pie, the American flag...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: George Bush and the Seven Dwarves | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

...condemn the policies that sent them to the front. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, read signs at a huge Washington peace rally two weeks ago; BRING THEM HOME NOW. Their opponents, meanwhile, carry banners saying WE WANT PEACE, BUT NOT WITH SADDAM. Between the extremes of NO BLOOD FOR OIL and NUKE IRAQ, the middle ground is filled with mature ambivalence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home Front: Land That They Love | 2/11/1991 | See Source »

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