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From: fbaube@NOTE.NSF.GOV (Fred Baube)
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Subject: Re: UUCP to USSR
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Date: Tue, 10-Nov-87 13:24:25 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 10 13:24:25 1987
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Andrew Jennings <munnari!trlamct.oz.au!andrew@UUNET.UU.NET> writes:
> Have you ever connsidered in 
> any detail how much damage it does to the American economy diverting all
> that money, talent etc. into defence when you could be putting it to work
> on commerce ? Why do >you< think the current Russian administration is so
> concerned to reduce its defence spending ?

In an article about international commercial competitiveness,
someone stated that the US military-industrial complex absorbs
the US' best minds.  He then adds that on any given day of the
week, the US' first-stringers could doubtlessly beat any other
country's first-stringers, but for Americans to believe that
their *second*-stringers can beat any other country's
first-stringers (read: Japan's) is unbelievable arrogance.