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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Star Wars Defense Plan
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 13:05:56 EDT
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[ Sorry to bother you again. ]

Dave brings up an interesting point. How does the MAD defense protect us 
against, say Iran, who lobs an old surplus ICBM at us? They could
only afford to buy one but we are sorta stuck trying to stop it from
blowing up LA or NY or even Smallville. I don't think anyone debates
the ability of a 10 Billion dollar systems ability to intercept 1 
missle. Course we could retaliate but what good does it do us? There
is nothing we want in Iran except oil.



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