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Part of the popular fascination with black holes comes from their origins. When stars use up all of their nuclear fuel and become too cold to produce the pressure needed to withstand the force of gravity, they collapse, forming black holes...
...freedom or justice, who have managed to enslave most Americans with their perversions of these ideas. This ill-defined and watery "American Creed" has offered convenient cover for those whose ideas are directly contrary to its noble ideals; they have managed to fool enough of the people to withstand the few radicals who have caught on to their game...
...abroad to nations such as Israel. But what makes Israel so different from other friendly Third World nations Israel is indeed an ally. And it was American arm, sales that enabled Israel to prevail in the 1967 and 1973 wars. American arms will enable nations friendly to us to withstand equally grave military pressures...
...thousands of dollars a year on his own and had, in fact, been working part time, which disturbed Sunny because she wanted all of his attention. There is a report that Von Bülow considered divorcing her and had consulted her doctor to see if she could withstand the stress. There is also the suggestion that Von Bülow's stepchildren are upset because Sunny's will gives him control of her estate until 21 years after her death...
...more" by 1984: continuous Air-borne Patrol Aircraft; Ballistic Missile Defense of silos; Deep Underground Basing. In my opinion, none of these is satisfactory: the aircraft, because it patrols over the ocean would be highly detectable and vulnerable; the defended silos, because each defense unit would have to withstand the ten or 20 Soviet warheads that are targeted on each silo--an impossible job; and the deep underground basing, because a system which can be dug out after a couple of weeks is both unsatisfactory to many and vulnerable to missile-delivered nuclear mines. If the MX is built...