As nuclear weapons age, their materials and components degrade in unpredictable ways.

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The difference is a matter of winemaking talent, location and vine age, and all the mysterious components that make up terroir.

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The mere fact that the Little Ice Age ended a little over 100 years ago, and that temperatures have warmed during the course of recovering from the Little Ice Age, tells us absolutely nothing about the remaining components necessary to support an assertion that humans are creating a global warming crisis.

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And as age changes the physical condition and interactions of weapons' components and materials, the probability will increase that -- without a renewal of periodic testing -- such defects will increase in severity and number.

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But Gilder says all of the components and companies are now in place to make the revolutionary step into the age of the "teleputer, " or a handheld device that's a fully functioning personal computer, digital video camera, telephone, MP3 player and video player.

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Wines that are high in extract (the components of the wine that aren't acids, water or alcohol) also tend to age more sturdily.

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