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From: sykora@csd2.UUCP (Michael Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Aviation Week on Star Wars
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Date: Thu, 16-Jan-86 00:54:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 16 00:54:00 1986
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>/* al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus) /  9:01 pm  Jan  9, 1986 */

>Alternately, we could launch a first strike against the USSR, knock out
>50% or more of their missles, and stop the other 50% with SDI.
>The Soviet's see this comming, of course.  This is the legitimate part of
>their
>argument against SDI.  They have no intention of allowing us to attack them,
>assume that we will if we can, and will take whatever steps necessary, 
>including attacking us, to avoid such a fate.

How do you know that the Soviets assume that we will attack them under
such circumstances?