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Subject: Re: A High Tech Maginot Line
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 17:55:03 EST
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	The historical aspects of your analogy aren't correct:  the
Germans went around the Maginot Line just as hostiles would do to SDI
as the remainder of your analogy suggests.  The Maginot Line forced
the Germans to rethink their tactics, not develop new technology.

Joe Barone,	{allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b
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