Word: weaponeering
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...volume of sexual detail represents an enormous danger to the White House; everything whispered, rumored and wondered about this story now goes directly into the public consciousness about Clinton. He is immune to filters now. And so the details themselves needed to be turned into a weapon against Starr, which is exactly what presidential advisers began to do even before his report was released. White House aides charged that Starr had gone way too far in including so much embarrassing detail, all designed to do nothing less than force the President from office one way or another. Including all those...
Junior running back Chris Menick, who set single-season rushing yardage and touchdown records last year, should once again be the offense's main weapon. During the preseason, he faced the prospect of splitting time with senior Troy Jones, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns against Columbia last year, but Jones broke his arm in a preseason scrimmage and is out for the year...
Harvard has enough weapons to strike the Lions' net often. Stauffer, an All-American, is Harvard's primary weapon and has already tallied a goal and three assists in this young season. She is a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and has contributed to every Harvard goal of the year...
Israel has grown up under the constant threat of terror attacks. Here to see a semi-automatic weapon or two a day is routine. Yet the security measures taken here have no effect on accessibility. Pilgrimage under Israel's control has always been a priority, and despite the potential dangers, one can approach and enter the holy sites like the Western Wall and the Dome of the Rock almost 24 hours a day, through metal detectors and under the gaze of sharpshooters. At first it is a bit shocking, to one used to the American fiction of invisible security...
...fire the missile now? The launch undoubtedly impressed potential weapon buyers. Missile sales are Pyongyang's biggest source of foreign exchange, peaking at about $700 million a year in the late 1980s, according to South Korean analysts. But revenue has declined to about $50 million as Pyongyang's clients have found other suppliers. With its economy imploding, the country desperately needs hard currency. "What they are doing is demonstrating a new product," says a senior Administration official...