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From: rohn@randvax.UUCP (Laurinda Rohn)
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Subject: Re: Robert Heinlein and SDI
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> from Bill Baker
> 	I was reading somewheres that President Reagan's Strategic
> Defense Initiative, .i.e. "Star Wars", had split a great many
> interest groups, including science fiction writers.  The article
> said that Isaac Asimov had come out against the initiative and
> Robert Heinlein for it.  I knew that Heinlein was still writing, but
> I didn't know that he was still politically active as he was in the
> 50's and 60's.
> 	Has anyone seen an article with such statements attributed
> to him?  If so, I would certainly like a pointer to it.  I am not
> surprised that he would take such a stand, but he has been misquoted
> in the past and I would like to see just what it was that he said.

I don't know of any particular quotes offhand from Mr. Heinlein,
but I am sure he has made some to that effect.  He is active in the
High Frontier PAC, which is the pro-SDI political action committee.


					Lauri
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