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...Trident submarines, with their new, highly accurate eight-warhead D-5 missiles, should be considered the firmest leg of the nuclear triad, offsetting any vulnerability of the land-based ICBMs and the huge cost of ever more sophisticated bombers. Even William Webster, the CIA's cautious director, has said that the Soviet Union will be "unable, at least in this decade, to threaten U.S. subs in the open ocean." But no new Tridents are necessary for the remainder of the '90s, and the U.S. should immediately kill the rest of the procurement program. Saving: $1.4 billion...
...painting, which cost $5000, derive, its name from the "Coltrane Orgy," a 48-hour radio celebration of the jazz music of John Coltrane, broadcast on WHRB radio while Webster was working on the piece, he said...
When told about students' unhappiness with the painting, Webster said that, "It isn't my problem. I think the painting dominates the space and brings some color to the room, which is otherwise banal," he said...
While some students said they were upset with the cost of the painting, Webster said that with the cost of materials "most of the profit was personal...
...takes a while to get it," said Webster about his painting. "Actually, I was surprised as many people liked...