I Was Born With A Chronic Anxiety

The Budget For Nuclear Forces In The United States Is On The Order Of $25 Billion Or So. That Includes Warheads, Delivery Systems, Command And Control; Does Not Include Environmental Clean-up, Which Is Another Maybe $10 Billion Or So. So That's About 5% Of The U.s. Military Budget.

Then, Again, How Annoying To Be Told It Is Only Five Miles To The Next Place When It Is Really Eight Or Ten!

In New York And New England The Sap Starts Up In The Sugar Maple The Very Day The Bluebird Arrives, And Sugar-making Begins Forthwith. The Bird Is Generally A Mere Disembodied Voice; A Rumor In The Air For Two Or Three Days Before It Takes Visible Shape Before You.

He Who Marvels At The Beauty Of The World In Summer Will Find Equal Cause For Wonder And Admiration In Winter.

[nuclear Weapons] Now I Think I Mentioned Around 27,000 And During The Cold War The Total Global Arsenal Was On The Order Of 70,000.