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...grown safer. While the West no longer lives in fear of a surprise attack from the Soviet Union, it worries very seriously when and where some of the 27,000 nuclear warheads on former Soviet soil might slip into the hands of irresponsible governments or terrorists elsewhere on the planet. More than 25 countries are on the road to building weapons of mass destruction -- or buying them from those who have too many arms and too little money. Every industrial state is trying to steal another's high-tech secrets and protect its own. Terrorism is a multifaceted worry, emerging...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New World for Spies | 7/5/1993 | See Source »

Young, old, tired, almost all had a bewildered, vaguely confused look on their face saying, "What planet have I come to, and why do they have something called the Coop here...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Culture Rock, Culture Sock, Culture Lock... | 6/29/1993 | See Source »

...asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago -- it threw megatons of dust into the air, blocking out the sun and putting the planet in a temporary deep freeze -- may have had company. French scientists have found rocky debris in the Pacific that's about the same age but probably came from a different object than the one that landed off Mexico's Yucatan coast. The implication is that an asteroid shower, rather than just a single asteroid, struck the earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Digest | 6/28/1993 | See Source »

...hope that all makes sense. I'm sure you will find our world as clear as anything on your planet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dictionary For These Times | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

...understand you may be somewhat confused by the topsy-turvy, science- fictive ways you encounter here on our alien planet. I'm hoping this may help you find your way around them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Dictionary For These Times | 6/14/1993 | See Source »

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