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Walsh said the University couldn't find pink and green bricks that would withstand the harsh Cambridge winters...
Walsh said the University couldn't find pink and green bricks that would withstand the harsh Cambridge winters...
Walsh said the University couldn't find pink and green bricks that would withstand the harsh Cambridge winters...
...ever-threatening rain unmercifully never fell, so the two teams and 57 freeze-dried fans had to withstand almost three hours of arctic weather...
Missile defenses could also be foiled. Boost times could be shortened, perhaps to as little as 50 sec., by equipping attack missiles with more powerful rocket thrusters and toughening their skins so that they could withstand a faster trip through the atmosphere. Missiles could also be made to spin like rifle bullets, so that laser or particle beams could not dwell on one spot, and be given reflective coatings to deflect or diffuse the beams. To be sure, the Soviets would pay a price: such measures would reduce the numbers of warheads and decoys that a missile could carry...