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A great many writers are bewitched by the apparently overwhelming advantage an attacker would have if he were to strike with complete surprise using nuclear rockets.	bewitched	{ "name": "bewitch", "sense_definitions_list": [ "attract; cause to be enamored", "attract strongly, as if with a magnet", "cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something" ] }	[ "attract; cause to be enamored" ]	[ "bewitch%2:37:00::" ]
A great many writers are bewitched by the apparently overwhelming advantage an attacker would have if he were to strike with complete surprise using nuclear rockets.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
A great many writers are bewitched by the apparently overwhelming advantage an attacker would have if he were to strike with complete surprise using nuclear rockets.	strike	{ "name": "strike", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions", "an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective", "a gentle blow", "a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball", "(b...	[ "make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target" ]	[ "strike%2:33:00::" ]
A great many writers are bewitched by the apparently overwhelming advantage an attacker would have if he were to strike with complete surprise using nuclear rockets.	using	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
It is relatively easy to go a step further and reason that an attacker, in possession of such absolute power, would simultaneously destroy his opponent 's cities and people.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It is relatively easy to go a step further and reason that an attacker, in possession of such absolute power, would simultaneously destroy his opponent 's cities and people.	go	{ "name": "go", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)", "street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine", "a usually brief attempt", "a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the o...	[ "follow a procedure or take a course" ]	[ "go%2:41:00::" ]
It is relatively easy to go a step further and reason that an attacker, in possession of such absolute power, would simultaneously destroy his opponent 's cities and people.	reason	{ "name": "reason", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a rational motive for a belief or action", "an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon", "the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination", "the state of having good sense and sound judgment", "a justification for something ex...	[ "decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion" ]	[ "reason%2:31:01::" ]
It is relatively easy to go a step further and reason that an attacker, in possession of such absolute power, would simultaneously destroy his opponent 's cities and people.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
With a nation defenseless before it, why would the attacker spare the victim 's people?	spare	{ "name": "spare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an extra component of a machine or other apparatus", "an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle", "a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls", "refrain from harming", "save or relieve from an experience or action"...	[ "refrain from harming" ]	[ "spare%2:41:00::" ]
Would n't the wanton destruction of cities and people be the logical act of complete subjugation?	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]	[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
The nation would be utterly devastated.	devastated	{ "name": "devastate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly", "overwhelm or overpower" ] }	[ "cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly" ]	[ "devastate%2:30:00::" ]
The will of its people, so crucial in time of peril, would be broken.	broken	{ "name": "break", "sense_definitions_list": [ "some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity", "an unexpected piece of good luck", "(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other", "a personal or social separation (as betwee...	[ "ruin completely" ]	[ "break%2:35:01::" ]
Nuclear weapons have given the world the means for self-destruction in hours or days ; and now rockets have given it the means to destroy itself in minutes.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
Nuclear weapons have given the world the means for self-destruction in hours or days ; and now rockets have given it the means to destroy itself in minutes.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
Nuclear weapons have given the world the means for self-destruction in hours or days ; and now rockets have given it the means to destroy itself in minutes.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
At this point it should be painfully obvious that cities, being `` soft '', and the people within them are ideally suited to destruction by nuclear weapons.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
At this point it should be painfully obvious that cities, being `` soft '', and the people within them are ideally suited to destruction by nuclear weapons.	being	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
At this point it should be painfully obvious that cities, being `` soft '', and the people within them are ideally suited to destruction by nuclear weapons.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
However, because this vulnerability is mutual, it is to the advantage of neither side to destroy the opponent 's cities, at least so long as the opponent has nuclear weapons with which to effect reprisal.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
However, because this vulnerability is mutual, it is to the advantage of neither side to destroy the opponent 's cities, at least so long as the opponent has nuclear weapons with which to effect reprisal.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
However, because this vulnerability is mutual, it is to the advantage of neither side to destroy the opponent 's cities, at least so long as the opponent has nuclear weapons with which to effect reprisal.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
However, because this vulnerability is mutual, it is to the advantage of neither side to destroy the opponent 's cities, at least so long as the opponent has nuclear weapons with which to effect reprisal.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
However, because this vulnerability is mutual, it is to the advantage of neither side to destroy the opponent 's cities, at least so long as the opponent has nuclear weapons with which to effect reprisal.	effect	{ "name": "effect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon", "an outward appearance", "an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)", "the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work", "(of a law) having legal ...	[ "produce" ]	[ "effect%2:36:00::" ]
It should be appallingly apparent that city-trading is not a profitable military tactic.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It should be appallingly apparent that city-trading is not a profitable military tactic.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
ICBMs have given us a capability which could be used in two different ways.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]	[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
ICBMs have given us a capability which could be used in two different ways.	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
They could be used to attack a nation 's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker 's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy 's military force.	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
They could be used to attack a nation 's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker 's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy 's military force.	attack	{ "name": "attack", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)", "an offensive move in a sport or game", "intense adverse criticism", "ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation", "the act of attacking", "a decisive manner of begi...	[ "launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with" ]	[ "attack%2:33:00::" ]
They could be used to attack a nation 's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker 's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy 's military force.	mean	{ "name": "mean", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n", "mean or intend to express or convey", "have as a logical consequence", "denote or connote", "have in mind as a purpose", "have a specif...	[ "have as a logical consequence" ]	[ "mean%2:42:00::" ]
They could be used to attack a nation 's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker 's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy 's military force.	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
They could be used to attack a nation 's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker 's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy 's military force.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	lies in	{ "name": "lie_in", "sense_definitions_list": [ "originate (in)", "be in confinement for childbirth" ] }	[ "originate (in)" ]	[ "lie_in%2:42:00::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	being	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	fight	{ "name": "fight", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war", "the act of fighting; any contest or struggle", "an aggressive willingness to compete", "an intense verbal dispute", "a boxing or wrestling match", "be engaged in a fight; c...	[ "fight against or resist strongly" ]	[ "fight%2:33:01::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	win	{ "name": "win", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a victory (as in a race or other competition)", "something won (especially money)", "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious", "win something through one's efforts", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "attain success or r...	[ "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious" ]	[ "win%2:33:00::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	committing	{ "name": "commit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perform an act, usually with a negative connotation", "give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause", "cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution", "confer a trust upon", "make an investment", "engage in or perform" ] }	[ "perform an act, usually with a negative connotation" ]	[ "commit%2:41:00::" ]
If our national interest lies in being able to fight and win a war rather than committing national suicide, then we must take a much more penetrating look at ballistic missiles.	take	{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...	[ "carry out" ]	[ "take%2:41:04::" ]
We must determine whether missiles can win a war all by themselves.	determine	{ "name": "determine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study", "shape or influence; give direction to", "fix conclusively or authoritatively", "decide upon or fix definitely", "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", ...	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "determine%2:31:00::" ]
We must determine whether missiles can win a war all by themselves.	win	{ "name": "win", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a victory (as in a race or other competition)", "something won (especially money)", "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious", "win something through one's efforts", "obtain advantages, such as points, etc.", "attain success or r...	[ "be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious" ]	[ "win%2:33:00::" ]
We must make certain that the aircraft is finished before we give the entire job to the missile.	make	{ "name": "make", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a recognizable kind", "the act of mixing cards haphazardly", "engage in", "give certain properties to something", "make or cause to be or to become", "cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner", "give rise to; cause to happen or occur,...	[ "make or cause to be or to become" ]	[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
We must make certain that the aircraft is finished before we give the entire job to the missile.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
We must make certain that the aircraft is finished before we give the entire job to the missile.	give	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody" ]	[ "give%2:40:00::" ]
Missiles are very valuable weapons, but they also have their too little known limitations.	are	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Missiles are very valuable weapons, but they also have their too little known limitations.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
Because of a missile 's ballistic trajectory, the location of a fixed target must be known quite accurately.	known	{ "name": "know", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people", "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about", "know how to do or perform something", "be aware of the truth of something...	[ "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about" ]	[ "know%2:31:01::" ]
Placing missiles in submarines, on barges, railroads, highways, surface vessels and in the air provides them with passive protection by taking advantage of the gravest weakness of long-range ballistic missiles today - the extreme difficulty of destroying a mobile or moving target with such weapons.	Placing	{ "name": "place", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point located with respect to surface features of some region", "any area set aside for a particular purpose", "an abstract mental location", "a general vicinity", "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another", ...	[ "assign a location to" ]	[ "place%2:40:00::" ]
Placing missiles in submarines, on barges, railroads, highways, surface vessels and in the air provides them with passive protection by taking advantage of the gravest weakness of long-range ballistic missiles today - the extreme difficulty of destroying a mobile or moving target with such weapons.	provides	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
Placing missiles in submarines, on barges, railroads, highways, surface vessels and in the air provides them with passive protection by taking advantage of the gravest weakness of long-range ballistic missiles today - the extreme difficulty of destroying a mobile or moving target with such weapons.	taking advantage	{ "name": "take_advantage", "sense_definitions_list": [ "draw advantages from", "make excessive use of" ] }	[ "draw advantages from" ]	[ "take_advantage%2:40:00::" ]
Placing missiles in submarines, on barges, railroads, highways, surface vessels and in the air provides them with passive protection by taking advantage of the gravest weakness of long-range ballistic missiles today - the extreme difficulty of destroying a mobile or moving target with such weapons.	destroying	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	detect	{ "name": "detect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of" ] }	[ "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of" ]	[ "detect%2:39:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	decide	{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	select	{ "name": "select", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives", "of superior grade", "selected or chosen for special qualifications" ] }	[ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives" ]	[ "select%2:31:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	fired	{ "name": "fire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something burning (often destructive)", "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy", "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke", "a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is ...	[ "cause to go off" ]	[ "fire%2:33:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	compute	{ "name": "compute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a mathematical calculation or computation" ] }	[ "make a mathematical calculation or computation" ]	[ "compute%2:31:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	prepare	{ "name": "prepare", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc", "prepare for eating by applying heat", "to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery", "arrange by systematic planning and united effort",...	[ "make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc" ]	[ "prepare%2:30:00::" ]
One must first detect a fleeting mobile or moving target, decide that it is worthy of destruction, select the missile to be fired against the target, compute ballistics for the flight, and prepare the missile for firing.	firing	{ "name": "fire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something burning (often destructive)", "the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy", "the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke", "a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is ...	[ "go off or discharge" ]	[ "fire%2:33:02::" ]
Even if all these operations could be performed instantaneously, the ICBM still has a time of flight to the target of about 30 minutes.	has	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
Therefore, if the target can significantly change its location in something less than 30 minutes, the probability of having destroyed it is drastically lowered.	change	{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...	[ "cause to change; make different; cause a transformation" ]	[ "change%2:30:01::" ]
Therefore, if the target can significantly change its location in something less than 30 minutes, the probability of having destroyed it is drastically lowered.	destroyed	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
Therefore, if the target can significantly change its location in something less than 30 minutes, the probability of having destroyed it is drastically lowered.	lowered	{ "name": "lower", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the lower of two berths", "move something or somebody to a lower position", "set lower", "make lower or quieter", "cause to drop or sink", "look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval", "less than normal in deg...	[ "set lower" ]	[ "lower%2:30:01::" ]
Because of this, it would appear inevitable that an increasing percentage of strategic missiles will seek self-protection in mobility - at least until missile defenses are perfected which have an exceedingly high kill probability.	appear	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "appear%2:39:00::" ]
Because of this, it would appear inevitable that an increasing percentage of strategic missiles will seek self-protection in mobility - at least until missile defenses are perfected which have an exceedingly high kill probability.	seek	{ "name": "seek", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk", "try to get or reach", "try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of", "make an effort or attempt", "go to or towards", "inquire for" ] }	[ "try to get or reach" ]	[ "seek%2:40:00::" ]
Because of this, it would appear inevitable that an increasing percentage of strategic missiles will seek self-protection in mobility - at least until missile defenses are perfected which have an exceedingly high kill probability.	perfected	{ "name": "perfect", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)", "make perfect or complete", "being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish", "without qualification; used informally as (often p...	[ "make perfect or complete" ]	[ "perfect%2:30:00::" ]
Because of this, it would appear inevitable that an increasing percentage of strategic missiles will seek self-protection in mobility - at least until missile defenses are perfected which have an exceedingly high kill probability.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
In order to destroy the enemy 's mobile, moving, or imprecisely located strategic forces, we must have a hunter-killer capability in addition to our missiles.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
In order to destroy the enemy 's mobile, moving, or imprecisely located strategic forces, we must have a hunter-killer capability in addition to our missiles.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have as a feature" ]	[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
Until this hunter-killer operation can be performed by spacecraft, manned aircraft appear to be the only means available to us.	appear	{ "name": "appear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "come into sight or view", "be issued or published", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "come into being or existence, or appear on the scene", "appear as a character on stage...	[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]	[ "appear%2:39:00::" ]
Until this hunter-killer operation can be performed by spacecraft, manned aircraft appear to be the only means available to us.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "form or compose" ]	[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	seems	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "seem to be true, probable, or apparent" ]	[ "seem%2:39:01::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	burning	{ "name": "burn", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pain that feels hot as if it were on fire", "a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun", "an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation", "a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)"...	[ "destroy by fire" ]	[ "burn%2:30:02::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	have	{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...	[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]	[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	going into	{ "name": "go_into", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to come or go into", "be used or required for" ] }	[ "to come or go into" ]	[ "go_into%2:38:00::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	find	{ "name": "find", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a productive insight", "the act of discovering something", "come upon, as if by accident; meet with", "discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of", "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost", ...	[ "come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost" ]	[ "find%2:40:00::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	continued	{ "name": "continue", "sense_definitions_list": [ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity", "continue talking; he continued,", "keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last", "move ahead; travel onward in time or space", "allow to remain in a place or position or m...	[ "continue a certain state, condition, or activity" ]	[ "continue%2:42:01::" ]
It seems reasonable that if general nuclear war is not to be one cataclysmic act of burning each other 's citizens to cinders, we must have a manned strategic force of long-endurance aircraft capable of going into China or Russia to find and destroy their strategic forces which continued to threaten us.	threaten	{ "name": "threaten", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pose a threat to; present a danger to", "to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:", "to be a menacing indication of something:" ] }	[ "pose a threat to; present a danger to" ]	[ "threaten%2:42:00::" ]
Let us suppose the Russians decide to build a rail-mobile ICBM force.	suppose	{ "name": "suppose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "express a supposition", "expect, believe, or suppose", "to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds", "take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand", "require as a necessary antecedent or precondition" ] }	[ "express a supposition" ]	[ "suppose%2:32:00::" ]
Let us suppose the Russians decide to build a rail-mobile ICBM force.	decide	{ "name": "decide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something", "bring to an end; settle conclusively", "cause to decide", "influence or determine" ] }	[ "reach, make, or come to a decision about something" ]	[ "decide%2:31:00::" ]
Let us suppose the Russians decide to build a rail-mobile ICBM force.	build	{ "name": "build", "sense_definitions_list": [ "constitution of the human body", "alternative names for the body of a human being", "make by combining materials and parts", "form or accumulate steadily", "build or establish something abstract", "improve the cleansing action of", "order, ...	[ "make by combining materials and parts" ]	[ "build%2:36:00::" ]
It is entirely feasible to employ aircraft such as the B-52 or B-70 in hunter-killer operations against Soviet railway-based missiles.	is	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
It is entirely feasible to employ aircraft such as the B-52 or B-70 in hunter-killer operations against Soviet railway-based missiles.	employ	{ "name": "employ", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being employed or having a job", "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "engage or hire for work" ] }	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "employ%2:34:00::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	stop	{ "name": "stop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the event of something ending", "the act of stopping something", "a brief stay in the course of a journey", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "a spot where something halts or pauses", "a consonant produced by stopping the flow...	[ "put an end to a state or an activity" ]	[ "stop%2:42:00::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	thinking	{ "name": "think", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance of deliberate thinking", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "expect, believe, or suppose", "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments", "recall knowl...	[ "use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments" ]	[ "think%2:31:00::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	consider	{ "name": "consider", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deem to be", "give careful consideration to", "take into consideration for exemplifying purposes", "show consideration for; take into account", "think about carefully; weigh", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "look at attentively", ...	[ "give careful consideration to" ]	[ "consider%2:39:00::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	employing	{ "name": "employ", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the state of being employed or having a job", "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose", "engage or hire for work" ] }	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "employ%2:34:00::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	be	{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...	[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]	[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	seem	{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }	[ "seem to be true, probable, or apparent" ]	[ "seem%2:39:01::" ]
If we stop thinking in terms of tremendous multimegaton nuclear weapons and consider employing much smaller nuclear weapons which may be more appropriate for most important military targets, it would seem that the B-52 or B-70 could carry a great many small nuclear weapons.	carry	{ "name": "carry", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of carrying something", "move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body", "have with oneself; have on one's person", "transmit or serve as the medium for transmission", "serve as a means for expressing somethi...	[ "contain or hold; have within" ]	[ "carry%2:42:03::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	given	{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...	[ "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody" ]	[ "give%2:40:00::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	suppress	{ "name": "suppress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to put down by force or authority", "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority", "control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior", "put out of one's consciousness", "reduce the incidence or severit...	[ "to put down by force or authority" ]	[ "suppress%2:30:00::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	operating	{ "name": "operate", "sense_definitions_list": [ "direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.", "perform as expected when applied", "handle and cause to function", "perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense", "happen", "keep engage...	[ "perform as expected when applied" ]	[ "operate%2:35:03::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	provided	{ "name": "provide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give something useful or necessary to", "give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance", "determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation", "mount or put up",...	[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]	[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	degrade	{ "name": "degrade", "sense_definitions_list": [ "reduce the level of land, as by erosion", "reduce in worth or character, usually verbally", "lower the grade of something; reduce its worth" ] }	[ "reduce the level of land, as by erosion" ]	[ "degrade%2:35:00::" ]
An aircraft with a load of small nuclear weapons could very conceivably be given a mission to suppress all trains operating within a specified geographic area of Russia - provided that we had used some of our ICBMs to degrade Russia 's air defenses before our bombers got there.	got	{ "name": "get", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent", "come into the possession of something concrete or abstract", "enter or assume a certain state or condition", "cause to move; cause to be in...	[ "reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress" ]	[ "get%2:38:00::" ]
The aircraft could be used to destroy other mobile, fleeting, and imprecisely located targets as well as the known, fixed and hardened targets which can also be destroyed by missile.	used	{ "name": "use", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of using", "what something is used for", "a particular service", "(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing", "(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be ...	[ "put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose" ]	[ "use%2:34:01::" ]
The aircraft could be used to destroy other mobile, fleeting, and imprecisely located targets as well as the known, fixed and hardened targets which can also be destroyed by missile.	destroy	{ "name": "destroy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of", "destroy completely; damage irreparably", "defeat soundly", "put (an animal) to death" ] }	[ "do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of" ]	[ "destroy%2:36:00::" ]

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