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From: john@gcc-bill.ARPA (John Allred)
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Subject: Re: ASAT test
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Date: Sat, 5-Oct-85 09:06:33 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct  5 09:06:33 1985
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In article <1296@poseidon.UUCP> brent@poseidon.UUCP (Brent P. Callaghan) writes:
>
>A 50% reduction in nuclear arsenals is a far more attractive
>alternative to wasting a trillion dollars on Star Wars.
>What's more, it is verifyable.  How will we ever be sure of

>Made in New Zealand -->		Brent Callaghan
>				AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft, NJ
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I don't think it is verifiable.  I can name two things that defy counting: our
cruise missiles, and their reloadable silos (while you can count the holes, you
*don't* know how many missiles are associated with each one.)

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John Allred
General Computer Company 
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