Word: umbrellas
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This is known as the doctrine of extended deterrence. It is "extended" because it was not American nukes deterring Soviet nukes in protection of the American homeland; it was American nukes extended in their deterrence to provide an umbrella for Europe against nonnuclear attack...
...insanity. They have a logic. The U.S. showed it during the cold war. Pakistan showed it this year. Saddam would like to show it tomorrow. Which is why time is short. Nukes do not have to explode to be useful. Their value lies in mere possession. Possession creates an umbrella of inviolability. And there is nothing more dangerous than an inviolable aggressor...
...tell me I'll have to work into my 70s! I've been at it since I was 14, and I can't wait for that drink with the umbrella in it. JOHN M. FLANAGAN Colma, Calif...
...fundraising for new biological sciences initiatives will likely take the “umbrella campaign” approach involving simulataneous efforts at several schools, Mary Campion, HMS’ dean for resource development, wrote in an e-mail...
Though no structural changes have been instituted, student and Faculty supporters of these initiatives, who have joined under the umbrella of a newly formed “diversity coalition,” said their movements have made important strides this year—and they plan to keep up the pressure...