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Because of his facial treatments and life-extension surgery, the prime minister, Lord Palmerston, resembles a wax dummy from Madame Tussaud's.
"The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack," steampunk by Mark Hodder Michael Dirda 2010
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More than half of Pantax's tasks involve putting together warheads in the life-extension program so that they can be among the more than 1,000 the United States can keep deployed over the next 20 years.
Story of B-53 'bunker buster' is a lesson in managing nuclear weapons Walter Pincus 2010
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The veteran actor will play Dr. Ari Weiss, a "life-extension researcher" who has dedicated most of his work to the study of cryogenic freezing.
Exclusive: Castle Gets a Mr. Freeze in William Atherton 2011
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For example, the B-61 bomb, the basic U.S. nuclear weapon stored in Europe for use by NATO forces, probably will not remain "as a vital weapon system through the decade" without completion of its life-extension program, according to Paul J. Hommert, director of the Sandia National Laboratories.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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That offers an example of just how long the life-extension process takes.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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In the novel, Lenny is obsessed with mortality and aging, and works for a "life-extension" company called Post-Human Services.
A Wry Dystopian Seer 2010
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But according to the National Nuclear Security Administration's recently publicized fiscal 2011 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Summary, the costs for the total B-61-7 life-extension program -- which began in 2003 and are expected to run through 2023 -- could total $4 billion.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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Sandia has the lead in the life-extension program of the older versions of the B-61-7s, which has been underway since 2009.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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But according to the National Nuclear Security Administration's recently publicized fiscal 2011 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Summary, the costs for the total B-61-7 life-extension program -- which began in 2003 and are expected to run through 2023 -- could total $4 billion.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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Sandia has the lead in the life-extension program of the older versions of the B-61-7s, which has been underway since 2009.
Extending the life of B-61 nuclear weapons could cost $4 billion 2010
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