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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: May 27th, 2002 | Vol. 159, No. 21 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # May 27, 2002 | Vol. 159 No. 21May 27, 2002 | Vol. 159 No. 21  Issue name May 27th, 2002 | Vol. 159, No. 21 | U.S. Issue date May 27, 2002 Location U.S. Related categories [Military](/vault/subject/military/) [Terrorism](/vault/subject/terrorism/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2002-05-27/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [Our New Best Friend?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002503,00.html)[A Risk of Loose Nukes](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002504,00.html)[Meet The Beetles](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1002507,00.html)[Making a Priest 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