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From: karn@petrus.UUCP (Phil R. Karn)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: A High Tech Maginot Line
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Date: Thu, 5-Dec-85 13:34:10 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec  5 13:34:10 1985
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The US government seems to have a hard time intercepting more than a few
percent of the illegal drugs smugged into this country.  This is despite the
fact that the smugglers put relatively "low tech" delivery devices (boats,
Cessnas, parachutes) up against satellite reconnaissance, F-15's and lots
of armed agents.  Does anyone seriously think that just throwing money
at the problem will help? It hasn't done much for the drug trade; an
AP wire story says that cocaine is as cheap as it's ever been.

And we're supposed to build a complete and impenetrable barrier to nuclear
weapons entering the country. If Reagan weren't so powerful, I'd be laughing
too hard to type.

Phil