From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!menlo70!sytek!blk
Newsgroups: net.politics
Title: First Strike? How so?
Article-I.D.: sytek.263
Posted: Tue Dec 14 14:17:48 1982
Received: Fri Dec 17 07:07:27 1982

In the hope of preventing hysterical reaction, i want to first state that
i am firmly opposed to nuclear proliferation, and painfully aware of the
threat our present arsenal is to continued life on Earth.  
But how can anyone call MX a first strike weapon?  I have listened carefully 
each time i have heard the phrase, but so far have never heard any context
except buzzwords and propaganda.  
I just saw it on the net again, and i can't stand it.  Doesn't everyone know
that the USSR also has a triad?  Even if a hundred (huge) missiles could
manage to wipe out all land-based missiles, the subs and planes can still
kill us off (last i heard) about 50 times over.  
Could be that no one understands what 'first strike' means, but i doubt it.
I am opposed to lies and scare tactics, whether coming from hawks *or* doves!

What's going on?
			-brian