Word: extinctionism
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There are now approximately 50,000 nuclear weapons. They have brought the world to a state of critical mass: the detonation of one bomb or warhead could touch off a chain reaction leading to the extinction of the human race. For a fact of life-the existence of those weapons...
"This is the number one issue in the campaign--and it could lead to human extinction. Hart is electable--he can beat Reagan, whereas I don't think Mondale can." Muller says.
Assuming they are finally deployed as scheduled in 1986, the first MX missiles are to be stored deep in underground silos, a basing mode that was chosen only after more than 30 other methods were considered. Politically, however, the MX (for missile experimental) program has long had a more precarious...
Thousands of hybrid calves have been delivered since the process was first used in the early 1970s. Veterinarian Foster hopes that last week's successful birth will presage a more secure future for the world's endangered wildlife. Says he: "This procedure could save whole species from extinction...
For years Jesse Jackson has stood in front of high school audiences and led them in psychological cheers: "I am . . . somebody!" The theme is not original with Jackson. Marcus Garvey, for example, thundered the idea: "Up, you mighty race, you can accomplish what you will!" That is a perfectly American...