What is "silver bullet”?

[zpxykm]

Yesterday White House National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testified in public before the commission investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

There is such a sentence in the report of the testimony:

“ She told the panel there was no "silver bullet," or simple solution, that could have prevented the attacks. “

What is "silver bullet” and what is the meaning of it?

Yumin

[RonBee]

The meaning of silver bullet" is pretty much in the context.

:)

[Red5]

A simple remedy for a difficult or intractable problem: “There is no single silver bullet or panacea that will solve all the problems of Bay Area schools” (San Francisco Chronicle, May 18, 1995).

ETYMOLOGY: From the belief that werewolves could be killed with silver bullets.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/5/S0410550.html

[T]

I thought silver bullet is the only sayin used to denote the holy bullet for killing some devils such as "Vampire" ...

[T]

I thought silver bullet is the only sayin used to denote to the holy utility for killing "vampires"..

[Francois]

Aren't silver bullets for werewolves?

FRC

[RonBee]

Aren't silver bullets for werewolves?

FRC

Yes, but I believe werewolves are imaginary creatures.

:wink:

[Tdol]

Unlike vampires?

[RonBee]

Vampires are real.

:wink:

[Tdol]

I'm off to buy some garlic.