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(Encyclopedia)mutual assured destruction: see nuclear strategy. ...Florida State University
(Encyclopedia)Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. ...Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
(Encyclopedia)Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: see disarmament, nuclear. ...SALT, acronym for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
(Encyclopedia)SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: see disarmament, nuclear. ...United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: see disarmament, nuclear. ...warfare
(Encyclopedia)warfare, violent conflict between armed enemies. In modern times warfare has usually been conducted by the armed forces (e.g., army, navy, and air force) of a nation or other politically organized gro...smart weapon
(Encyclopedia)smart weapon, missile or steerable bomb equipped with a laser, television, or satellite guidance system. Smart weapons, which use guidance systems that rely on external assistance, are distinguished f...Monroeville
(Encyclopedia)Monroeville, borough (1990 pop. 29,169), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh; settled 1810, inc. 1952. It is primarily residential, with a major shopping mall. Monroeville has chemical and n...Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(Encyclopedia)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Slo...Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland
(Encyclopedia)Ashton, Catherine Margaret, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, 1956– British government official. She was an administrator for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (1977–83), director of Business in th...Browse by Subject
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