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...handling of nuclear weapons policy. Ironically, this was the man who had put the first nuclear weapon together with his own hands who had done so under a "native" trust in the wisdom and judgement of the government leaders, and believing that these weapons would make the world a safer place. Half a lifetime later, he became entirely devoted to trying to "undo the nuclear weapons." under the conviction that the world is drifting toward nuclear war, and hoping to bring about a change in attitudes which might prevent such a realization of his 1945 prophecy.... His new plan...
...handling of nuclear weapons policy. Ironically, this was the man who had put the first nuclear weapon together with his own hands who had done so under a "native" trust in the wisdom and judgement of the government leaders, and believing that these weapons would make the world a safer place. Half a lifetime later, he became entirely devoted to trying to "undo the nuclear weapons." under the conviction that the world is drifting toward nuclear war, and hoping to bring about a change in attitudes which might prevent such a realization of his 1945 prophecy.... His new plan...
...option under consideration is to install compacting shelving--sliding stacks on rails. Another is to move the more valuable books to a safer storage space with regulated humidity and temperature. A third plan is to store the less popular subjects off campus, perhaps at the New England Deposit Library, where Widener already rents space...
...placed in one room, but is intended primarily for deep storage and is easily accessible to only one person at a time. When several people use compact shelving at the same time, coordinating the sliding shelves becomes a problem, and someone could conceivably get squashed. Moving valuable books to safer storage space is a nice idea, but just as expensive as the weeding-out option, and the "safer storage space" would probably prove less accessible than normal warehouse-style book storage. And kicking an entire section of the Widener collection off campus would contradict the library's purpose...
...footwork of a middleweight boxer. Besides Elway's passing ability, they admire his "escapability," a word with a hint of a shiver in it, evoking images of 280-lb. linemen and broken bones. Still, given his choice, Elway asserted he would never elect baseball as a safer course. In his heart, he was a football player who played baseball on the side, not the other way around...