Word: umbrellas
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...Egypt and Saudi Arabia as well; and, of course, an al-Qaeda Bomb out of nowhere. Israel is a nuclear power already. And Turkey may just decide it had better be too. Even Japan and South Korea could eventually move toward the Bomb, if they feel the U.S. nuclear umbrella begins to fray in East Asia. What are the consequences for the U.S. and the rest of the world? Are we in an era of barely controlled proliferation, in which countless nations must at least consider the possibility of going nuclear? Or are those fears, in the wake...
...Blanks. Over the last week, he has collected the remaining Blanks CDs from the store. “Tower Records was the only store willing to take the Blanks,” Drake said. “They were a surprisingly friendly and cool company, even under the umbrella of a larger chain.” Tower maintained nearly 90 outlets worldwide. Tower’s onetime competitors aren’t cheering the behemoth’s fall. “We were surprised and disappointed,” said Newbury’s Browne. “There...
...Performer Emily A. Hughes, a 2006 U.S. Nationals bronze medalist and 2006 U.S. Olympic team member, said that it was “rewarding visiting the children in the hospital to actually see where the money is going.” The show featured a colorful routine by an umbrella-toting Harvard University Skating Club to “It’s Raining Men.” Other group performances included a rendition of “Star Wars” by two-time defending International Theatre on Ice gold medalists Act I of Boston, and an appearance...
...that there's much public appetite in countries like Japan and South Korea for an expensive, destabilizing arms race. One of the first things the U.S. should do now is reassure those nations that the U.S. is committed to their defense and they are protected by America's nuclear umbrella. Far from what North Korea hopes, the U.S. will probably feel compelled to become more assertive in the region, not less...
...alone the preceding 40-year struggle against the Soviet system during which the survival of a free Europe depended upon an alliance with the U.S. - something their parents felt in their bones even if they disliked particular U.S. policies. The youngsters' professors might teach that the American nuclear umbrella provided the strategic framework enabling France and Germany to stop trying to annihilate each other and the European Union to take root and prosper; their grandparents might remember G.I.s bearing nylons and Hershey bars. I have seen the power of such sentiments myself. When I was a high school exchange student...