The attack had sparked nationwide outrage and drawn global attention to how women are treated in India.

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This gives rise to the worry that the distinction between conventional and nuclear warfare would be blurred, leading to a lower threshold for a nuclear attack, and thus to the undermining of the global non-proliferation regime.

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The global economy already had one heart attack which it survived and one earth quake has already hit.

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An attack on Iran could torpedo the Middle East and the global economy, given the effect it would have on energy prices.

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It sure would be helpful if we could hire people to repair 70, 000 bridges, establish pre-nursery schools for every 4 year old kid, attack the environmental problems that emanate from global warming, and welcome valuable immigrants from around the globe.

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They will be able to attack the issues with a fresh approach and in the context of a new global and national financial reality.

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As the message came over that an attack was imminent, someone suggested that we prayed for peace and averting the global destruction that was expected in minutes.

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Here are two credible threats to global systems: a massive cyber attack that could spread to the rest of world and interfere with SCADA systems everywhere and carbon whiskers that could short out power transmission systems.

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In the battlespace of the global internet, it is hard to know what effects a retaliatory attack might have on another country, and on those citizens and companies that might rely on internet connectivity or other critical infrastructure.

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