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From: dlo@drutx.UUCP (OlsonDL)
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Subject: Re: Dangerous Military Myth
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Date: Sat, 15-Mar-86 12:51:59 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 15 12:51:59 1986
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>> According to this reasoning, you should support SDI, since SDI would 
>> cut down the Soviets' effective number of missiles--(say) 95% of their
>> missiles won't get through, meaning they have, in effect, 95% fewer
>> missiles.

>       Meaning they have, in effect, great incentive to produce 20 times as
> many missiles.

One can have the incentive, but lack the ability.  I don't remember who
said this, but it went something like this: "The USSR without its military
would be India!" -- meaning that its military masks an economic backet
case.  It has a hard time supporting what it has now.  I rather doubt
that it can build and support 20 times more.

>> 
>> Kenneth Arromdee
-- 
>Jeff Sonntag


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David Olson
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