Word: perilous
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Symington's conclusion: "Our military appropriations do not face up to the evergrowing peril...
Accordingly, the British are determined not to get into a thermonuclear war. The peril to Britain is no illusion. They would indeed be superhuman if they were not afraid. But however understandable the British attitude may be, the fact revealed by the Eden speech is: the U.S. has no strong, reliable ally...
...republic, a monarchy and a Communist dictatorship. Little more than a century ago, the Turks were murdering their rebellious Slav subjects; 32 years ago, Greeks and Turks battled for Asia Minor; seven years ago, the Yugoslavs harbored and outfitted the Communist assault on Greece. Last week geography and common peril triumphed over ancient grudges...
...betting is that, in line with his trade message of March 30, the President, regardless of political peril, will reject restrictions in the peril-point cases...
...President Truman turned down higher tariffs on Swiss watch imports, but Elgin, Hamilton and Waltham have again demanded peril-point protection...