Posted by Matt in June 13th, 2008 |
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We spent two years visiting off-the-beaten track nuclear sites for our new book, A Nuclear Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry. But we’re often asked: Why didn’t you visit the former plutonium productions plants at Hanford? What about the Bangor nuclear submarine base? Will you be diving the atomic wrecks in Bikini Atoll?
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Posted by Matt in May 11th, 2008 |
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Now, however, people in international financial circles detect a subtle shifting of the ground in confidence about the dollar. A few years ago, the suggestion that another currency could rival the dollar would have been ridiculed. Today, some economists say the dollar could begin surrendering some of the advantages of dominance to the euro [...]
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