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...spent on rebuilding and maintaining the U.S. chemical arsenal. The Pentagon plans to produce so-called binary weapons, in which the ingredients of deadly nerve gas are kept in separate compartments of bombs or shells. They combine to form a lethal mixture only after being fired, thus making handling safer...
...later a Labor M.P. But to counter the carpetbagging label, Jenkins sounded a decidedly Scottish note in his campaign speeches as time went on. He pledged that he would spend "the rest of my political life" representing Hillhead, and that he would not dash away to a safer English constituency at the first chance to move south. He supported the granting of greater autonomy for Scotland, including the formation of a regional assembly with authority to tax and with substantial legislative power. Jenkins pledged his firm support of Britain's membership in NATO and the European Community. He opposed...
...diplomat. Stationed in France during World War II, the Obergs helped Jews flee the Vichy government and its deportation measures. Oberg tells the story of a young Jewish boy who stayed with the Swedish family for several months until arrangements could be made to take him to a safer place. In departing, the youth left some clothes behind, including a pair of long pants given to Jean-Christophe. "Getting your first pair of long pants was a big thing in those days," says Oberg. "It was a sign of manhood. And here I was wearing the pants of another...
Certainly we would not want the military to water down its efforts for defense, nor would we want the diplomats to diminish their attempts to make this a safer world to live in. The different viewpoints and responsibilities of these two major Cabinet departments make conflict inevitable...
Hageman worries that some people might start using smaller coins to make the game safer, but he warns that "a smaller coin would he the perfect size to lodge in the airway at the back of the throat" and cause death quickly...