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From: medin@ucbvax.ARPA (Milo Medin)
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Subject: Re: When in doubt, say something stupid and meaningless
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Date: Sun, 28-Oct-84 17:13:23 EST
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I was preoccupied with work for a few days.  So I didnt have a chance
to respond for each letter.  But a summary response was sent out.
About selective sources, I dont accept data from non-scientists.
You can rave all you want, and if you are famous, it can get into
print, but that doesnt make it true.  The fact of the matter
is with regarding Nuclear weapons policy, I want data from the 
people who have access to the real data, not hearsay.  Contrary
to popular opinion, the strategists are not unified on many
issues, and there are many dissenters, some respected, some not so
respected, but all who try to base their views on real data.
But all will of those will certainly agree with me on the casulty figures,
given a few percent under the circumstances I named.  Thats because
its based to real data.  I doubt the editors of Mother Jones
would know a warhead design from the plans for a bulldozer if
they saw one.  You can argue the significance of the numbers, but the
numbers are valid.  Noone on the inside buys this 'blow up the world
x times over' crap.


					Milo