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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Accidental war - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 2-Dec-83 22:57:24 EST
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uicsl!preece    Dec  2 12:14:00 1983

One would hope that the Soviets could tell the difference between
a meteor and an ICBM by radar signature and trajectory.  One
would hope they wouldn't respond comprehensively to a single
incoming object.

In light of KAL 007, though, I think those might be optimistic
assumptions.

The one unanswerable problem with MAD is that it creates a
situation where there is very little room for human or mechanical
error or for such 'accidents' as extraterrestrial debris.

scott preece
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