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From: timothym@tekigm2.UUCP (Timothy D Margeson)
Newsgroups: net.physics,net.space,net.research
Subject: Re: Star-Wars/Space Telescopes
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 12:18:56 EST
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Summary: 

Hi,

To add my pennies worth to this discussion:

Some years back, in 1967 I believe, I read an article in one of the science
rags about a weapon the ruskies had built. It was described as a small, light
weight ultra low frequency sound wave generator. It was tested on living some
small living creatures, dogs?. The outcome of the tests were several puddles
of a jelly-like substance, wiht a few bones showing. 

I don't remember if the article mentioned range or power requirements, but
if they discovered and had tested the item back then, I would suspect they
have worked out some of the problems, if not all.

Another thing the Russians have been working on, more of a concern to me is
the efforts to utilize or tap the power of the human brain (no flames please).
If they do develop, or have developed a method of communication, or control
via telepathy or other thought processes, what good will any space based 
weapon system be.


It is my opinion that neither the US or USSR will push the first button, that
some small insignificant country (or passion group) will detonate a device 
delivered by hand, in a location prime to cause suspicion between us and the
ENEMY (read others like us who really don't care about dieing by radiation
poisoning). The resulting escalation will be the downfall of us all, and any
weapons, or anti-weapons in space will just make for a faster or prolonged
death or US, the humans of planet EARTH, depneding on their nature, be it
offensive or defensive.

And, with that I'll close with a question.

Given one terrorist, and one nuclear device, and one city unnamed......

You don't deal with insanity.

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Tim Margeson (206)253-5240
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