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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.tv.da
Subject: Re: Space industry *YES*, space-based ABM *NO*
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Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 17:25:43 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 20 17:25:43 1983
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Space-based industry is probably vital to the long-term survival of
civilization, which is why it is SO important to stop the deployment
of space-based weapons. Anything in space is terribly vulnerable,
and deliberate sabotage or attack makes possible peaceful space stations
poor places to live and work. Space weaponry seems to be incompatible
with the use of space for the benefit of mankind (or even for the
benefit of the USA). It's of no great benefit to say that the technological
spinoff from the weapon program will be useful for later space colonization,
because by then it will be too late to colonize space. We should be doing
that NOW.
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Martin Taylor
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