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From: pell@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Anthony Pelletier)
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Subject: Re: Dugway Biowarfare Facility--a clarification
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In article <609@uop.UUCP> robert@uop.UUCP (Robert McCaul--The Equalizer) writes:
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>hmmm, in warfare...   "illegal weapons"
>
>somehow does not make a whole lot of sense, seeing as we can
>blow up, mutilate, burn, gas, cause to vomit, abort nerve responses,
>hack, slash, maim, radiate, incinerate...
[etc.]
New oxymoron?  my favorite was always "immoral weapon"  which I consider to be
a redundancy.  
But, call me naive, I think there is some hope for treaties between nations.
It seems like a good idea in the current situation to work towards agreements
on arms control.  Perhaps "illegal" is a poor choice, since all is fair...

tony