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...plan to design a new generation of nuclear arms deprives Bush's government of any moral leadership in the nuclear-nonproliferation campaign. Khan's nefarious transactions made the world a more dangerous place; the development of smarter bombs by the U.S. would do the same thing. Peter Schoch Meisterschwanden, Switzerland Who Can Defuse the U.S.? TIME reported that America is trying to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions in "Can the U.S. Defuse Iran?" [Feb. 14]. But the real question is not whether the U.S. can defuse Iran but whether the world can disarm the U.S., the world...
...long-range missile testing, and blamed the "hostile policy" of the U.S. toward Pyongyang for compelling it to boost its "self-defensive nuclear arsenal." The move came amid ongoing efforts to persuade North Korea to rejoin six-nation talks aimed at ending its nuclear standoff with Washington. MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND ... Cut the Grass No more munchies for Swiss farm animals now that a law banning the use of hemp as fodder has come into force. The ban was prompted by fears that traces of cannabis, which is derived from the plant, might find their way into milk and other dairy...
Debt relief may sound boring, a topic best relegated to policy wonks and academics. But of late, the subject has seemed almost, well, sexy. At the annual meeting of world leaders at Davos, Switzerland, in January, one of the most exciting moments followed an impassioned speech by President Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, who proclaimed that his country can do nothing about poverty so long as it is burdened with heavy debt payments. Sharon Stone leaped to her feet and called for the stunned audience to help--and promptly raised some $100,000. But after the stars fade from the headlines...
...relatively robust. The developed world, to paraphrase British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's 1957 proclamation to his countrymen, has rarely had it so good. Why, then, are so many economists so nervous? When TIME's annual Board of Economists round table met during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, late last month, the discussion focused less on what is going right in the global economy than on what's wrong--and how serious...
...ignoring I.R.A. activity on the margins, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is out of patience. The peace process is going nowhere, he says, until Sinn Fein becomes a purely political organization. And that means the I.R.A. has to make a clean break from crime. - By Chris Thornton Bank Order SWITZERLAND The Supreme Court ordered the return to Nigeria of $458 million in accounts held by late military leader Sani Abacha. The Nigerian government has promised to spend the funds on health, education and infrastructure. Hard Graft? TURKEY Former Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz appeared in court on corruption charges, the country...