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Subject: Re: Replace MAD with MAF
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Date: Tue, 22-Nov-83 12:30:27 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 22 12:30:27 1983
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Um... Thanks for the figures, Byron.

Sounds to me like either nation's supply of weapons
is enough.  <And not too much, we must have at least
a year of sub-zero to kill the oceans, I suspect. 
ECCH!  what a thought.  PLEASE don't start writing about
how I LIKE the idea.>

In that case, it sounds like we just harden the silo's we've
got, and fill them full of warheads, no need to put in rocket motors.
If we get hit, or if 
(and this part I DO NOT LIKE.  I think it sounds very unstable) 
anyone does anything that is extremely detremental to the
US, we set them off.  

I don't like the sound of the second half.  How do we,
or the USSR, prevent doomsday blackmail, expecially if
the US and the USSR are on the opposite sides (imagine that!)?

It sounds like such ideas are even more unstable than the current
situation, as it doesn't require any attacks to set off
the end.

Comments?

<Personally, I don't think what the US does matters at all.
The USSR, or the US, for that matter, can decide the entire
issue singlehandedly.  That isn't changed by nuclear winter
suicide deterrence, no deterrence, or no missiles in the US.>

Maybe a good defense?  <and only a defense!>
(No, we've been through that, being defensive and protecting
yourself is *supposedly* even more destabilizing.  Lord!  What
a coup the Soviets pulled with the ABM treaty!>

OK.  Disarmament won't work.  Suicide deterrence won't work.
MAD only works until somebody flips out.  How about
a new idea?  <New ideas are NOT:
	unilateral disarmament.
	MAD
	MAF
	Stopping where we are now.
	

	>

Impractical ideas (unless YOU can convince EVERYONE at once)
are:	
	Total disarmament (I wish...)
	Stepped    "      ( "  "    )


Ok, how about it.  Anyone have a NEW idea?
-- 
-Diogenes stopped here-

(allegra,harpo,ulysses)!rabbit!jj