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American analysts were similarly baffled by another vague Gorbachev claim, made during his final press conference, that the Soviets possessed the means to identify the location and megatonnage of land- and sea-based nuclear weapons -- even those deployed on submarines. If the Soviets could indeed pinpoint U.S. subs, they could neutralize a key leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. State Department and Pentagon experts were highly skeptical that the Soviets possessed such technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Spirit Of Washington | 12/21/1987 | See Source »

...backcourt, Gielen and James combined for 43 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists. James' pinpoint accuracy opened the Crimson's inside game...

Author: By Casey J. Lartigue jr., | Title: Men Cagers Bring Down Vermont, 91-76 | 12/9/1987 | See Source »

Should researchers pinpoint that genetic defect, the next step will be to develop a simple diagnostic test. Doctors now recommend that everyone over 50 periodically undergo routine, if unpleasant, examinations with a proctosigmoidoscope, a hollow, lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for signs of cancer. A blood test that could alert people that they carried a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer might motivate them to seek frequent checkups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: New Clues to Detecting a Killer | 8/24/1987 | See Source »

...with the latest technological advances in medicine and artillery, the superhuman Robocop, his memory erased and his mind reprogrammed to "uphold the law," hits the streets of the city's crime-ridden districts. A combination of the Terminator, Dirty Harry and a Campbell's soup can, Robocop shoots with pinpoint accuracy, deflects bullets like an armored car, and handles his machine-gun sidearm like a cowboy...

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

Harvard has yet to pinpoint exactly how the money should be spent. The Business School currently offers one optional course in ethics, "Ethical Aspects of Corporate Policy," which last year attracted only 60 out of the 800 second-year students eligible to take the course...

Author: By Teresa A. Mullin, | Title: Trying to Mix Ethics and Big Bucks | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

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