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From: megatest!djones@decwrl.dec.com (Dave Jones)
Newsgroups: misc.headlines.unitex
Subject: Re: SANE/FREEZE Weekly Legislative Report - 8/21/89
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Date: 26 Aug 89 01:32:54 GMT
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>From article <2772@ccnysci.UUCP>, by sfnatldc@cdp.uucp:
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> 
> Did the Senate do anything right?  Yes, one thing.  They rejected a 
> Bond amendment to earmark $100 million for development of an 
> accidental-launch protection system (ALPS) by a vote of 53-44.

I know absolutely nothing about this, but it would seem on the face of
it that $100 million is a very small percentage of the defence budget,
(less than one percent?), and that accidental launches are potentially
rather embarrassing, and might better be avoided.  What gives?

> Like SDI, ALPS would violate the ABM Treaty.

Oh?


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