Word: weaponize
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...been added to our military posture." As to the reports that the March 1 blast (TIME. March 22) had got out of hand, no such thing was true-"the yield was about double that of the calculated estimate-a margin of error not incompatible with a totally new weapon...
...neighbors Esther Trevin, 67, and her 77-year-old husband, Bettie unprovokedly attacked Esther with a knife and was subdued by Mr. Trevin, who, after warning Bettie to drop the knife, knocked her out with a crescent wrench. Charged on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, Bettie was found not guilty by reason of insanity...
...difficult to conceive how the U.S. government can justifiably berate Iran without any qualifications. Not only does the perennial complaint that the nuclear-armed US should lower its own nuclear stockpiles remain valid, but the Bush Administration has provided Iran with even more reasons to acquire nuclear weapons capability in the short term. By demonizing Iran as part of an “Axis of Evil,” then launching a dubiously justified unilateral invasion of its neighbor and fellow “Axis” member, the U.S. thoroughly rattled the Iranian leadership, causing it to dread...
...found the offensive attack of Harvard sophomore Brooks Scholl and juniors Evan Calvert and Greg Cohen to be simply unstoppable. Together the three players tallied eight points, with Calvert scoring five goals alone. Senior Steve Cohen added three goals and an assist. “[Calvert] is a unique weapon,” Crimson coach Scott Anderson said. “When he is in an open space and he gets the ball, he’s going to score a high percentage because he has a quick release. One of the ways we’ve matured...
...Illinois Democrat rode into town with a halo and has worked hard ever since to prove he's a mere mortal. Obama, 44, has focused on important but low-profile issues, such as making sure the U.S. is prepared for an outbreak of avian flu and securing nuclear-weapon stockpiles in the former Soviet Union. He has reached so often across the aisle on, say, controlling Katrina spending, that some Democrats complain he won't be their firebrand...