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Subject: Re: Ronald Rayguns Strikes Again - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 19-Dec-83 22:52:25 EST
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uokvax!andree    Dec 18 17:11:00 1983

Scott's right, it DID look like the National Enquirer. I don't know
about all the content, but at least part of it had the same `ring of
truth' that the NE has.

The first test date for the F-15 ASAT weapon was announced about
the same time as RR made his star wars speech. This weapon has been
in development for several years; it is a response to the ASAT capabilites
demonstrated by the soviets (You say you didn't know the russians had
asat capability? Ask me for pointer. I'll reply, albeit slowly.) in the late
70's (may have been '80).

The bit about the DOD depending on AT&T lines sounds equally bogus. However,
I wouldn't put mediavel-style fortification of the white house past anybody
who'd want to be president.

	<mike