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Subject: Re: Re: Star Wars Defense Plan - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 23-Aug-84 15:48:00 EDT
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/***** ea:net.followup / ut-sally!riddle / 12:54 am  Aug 22, 1984 */
>> Throwing reality to the winds, wouldn't it be nice if BOTH super-powers
>> got together and developed a star wars defense together, with no secrets!!!

Yes, but if we could achieve that level of cooperation, wouldn't simple
step-by-step arms reduction be a much cheaper solution?

--- Prentiss Riddle ("Aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada.")
--- {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!riddle
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Cheaper, yes. However, it wouldn't stop crazed dictators from the third
world from throwing nukes around (via ICBM), whereas this would.

	<mike