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Re: Are we doing the right thing?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 31 Aug 2001 21:09:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Geordan Hankinson writes:
> > The red october's orders are to destroy new york with their new silent
> > "catepillar" technology. The orders to use the weapons are from the
> > politian's,
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> Wait a sec... What? Now I'll admit it's been a while since I've seen the
> movie, but weren't they just testing the caterpillar technology? I don't
> think there were any plans at all about using any weapons on the US.
Yeah, sorry, they were only testing the catepillar, the sub WAS created
though for the purpose of destroying a US city
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> > Captain Ramius then decides on his own, rather than nukeing New
> > york, to go against orders and defect. He also kills the political oficer on
> > board the sub to ensure his plan of non-violence works.
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> Well-- 1st off, that'd be an odd tactic-- If I remember correctly, the
> political officer is the only one who died in the movie;
And the entire crew on Tupolev's boat...
and had he had his
> way, nobody would have died at all...
right,
the US would just be intimidated. At
> least, by my memory
No, the actual intention was to eventually destroy an american city, which
WOULD be intimidating
> > The US (or anyone) could design a weapon to destroy the world and have it
> > aimed at any particular country, that weapon means nothing until the
> > politicains give orders to attack. Weapons mean nothing unless they are used.
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> But one could argue also that we'd be safer without them, since the only
> time they're *not* dangerous is when they're not used. The problem is that a
> lot of weapons building up *IS* actually a trigger for war. The more one
> country looks superior, the more other countries fear it and try to
> counterbalance it with alliances, etc, until you get a chain reaction like
> in WWI.
OH! Very good point Dave! I had't really thought through that, I stand
corrected...
-Geordan-
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> DaveE
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| (...) Wait a sec... What? Now I'll admit it's been a while since I've seen the movie, but weren't they just testing the caterpillar technology? I don't think there were any plans at all about using any weapons on the US. (...) Well-- 1st off, that'd (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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