Should the United States now disrupt the British program due to its inability to supply D-5 missiles when and in the quantity called for by bilateral agreements, it could have a catastrophic effect on the viability of the U.K. Trident and severely strain relations between two key allied governments.

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Of course, all of the files would be laced in DRM, and only users of NDS' system would be able to share and access the recorded content, but having a nearly endless supply of DVR'd shows at your disposal sure sounds appealing.

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D, subsidises the supply of prescription drugs by private insurers.

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