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...very easily. India was driven to show off its atomic prowess by a newly aroused nationalism that will be hard to squelch and a macho sense of pride at joining the big boys in the still exclusive nuclear club. Pakistan, citing security fears, responded in kind. Neither country has in place any of the protective mechanisms that helped keep the superpower rivalry in check. Over four decades, the U.S. and the Soviet Union built spy satellites to watch each other's weapons, installed a hot line so the two leaders could communicate directly during crises, and negotiated treaties to contain...
...those who said no or talked about it later. The Jones documents allege that Clinton's longtime allies--aide Bruce Lindsey, former aide Betsey Wright, old friend Skip Rutherford and former security chief Buddy Young--used sweet persuasion, ugly threats or the promise of state and federal jobs to squelch what Wright has famously called "bimbo eruptions...
What differentiates Mary Lou Lord from most artists is the joy she receives in return; she's still so connected to her art that the people and performances make her day as well. It should be interesting to see whether the influences of big label production do anything to squelch the natural enthusiasm and on-the-street simplicity
...says he doesn't hate the reparative therapists and ex-gays who told him he was sinning and tried to make him squelch his desires. Rather, he says he feels pity for them...
...management firm. "But there will be all kinds of compromises. That implicitly means the euro is going to be a weak currency." Britain is expected to fare marginally better than the Continent, with 1997 growth of 3.4%, and 2.4% in 1998. The slowdown will result from a need to squelch inflation, running at about 3% this year and headed for 4% next year...