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...than three minutes after leaving Kwajalein, the interceptor--having discarded its boosters--will be flying solo. Zipping across the heavens at 4,900 m.p.h., it will be about 1,500 miles from its target. Over the next six to eight minutes, the interceptor will try to hunt down its prey and guide itself into a suicidal collision with the warhead. It will be receiving guidance from far below as early-warning radar systems detect the incoming warhead. These systems hand off data to a so-called X-band radar system based on Kwajalein, which stabs the sky with a narrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Missile Impossible? | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

PRINCE WILLIAM Turns 18, becoming prey for paparazzi. Not that we'd ever run the pix (see People...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Jun. 26, 2000 | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

...dispiriting news that a new high-tech bug is stalking my computer. By 10:30 or so, I've reached a state of low-grade panic; I have a third cup of coffee and imagine the virus circling my e-mail in-box like a vulture hunting for injured prey. And I know I'm in for it, because let's face facts: In the grand scheme of the Internet world, I'm roughly the equivalent of a field mouse who's had both its knees kicked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Kind of Germ Creates a Computer Virus? | 6/20/2000 | See Source »

...life at the molecular level. Meanwhile, computer programs that reproduce and evolve are starting to exhibit behaviors we expect from simple living creatures, such as interaction with complex environments and sexual reproduction. Artificial life forms that "live" inside computers have evolved to the point where they can chase prey, evade predators and compete for limited resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Robots Rise Up And Demand Their Rights? | 6/19/2000 | See Source »

Look out, New York: Hillary is on the attack. At a benefit breakfast Wednesday, the First Lady tore into Republican rival Rick Lazio, charging him with abandoning the interests of New York's women, children and families and falling prey to the gun lobby. After a stretch of relatively sedate (and occasionally downright cordial) campaigning since Lazio joined the race - replacing New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani - Clinton's vociferous assault took many observers by surprise. Why the sudden about-face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hillary Clinton's Hot New Look: She's ANGRY! | 6/15/2000 | See Source »

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