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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 23:03:04 GMT
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"James Simpson" <jsimpson@rice.edu> wrote in message
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> Which is exactly why that foolish missile-defense nonsense is so dangerous.
> We're liable to create just the right conditions for a nuclear "incident" with
> this money-sink, er, national defense system. This whole issue just makes me
> sick to think about it.
With that logic, I'd expect you to next say that bulletproof vests on police
officers invite criminals to shoot them.
It is imperative to our national security that we defend ourselves against
attacks. Especially because the weapons of mass destruction are making their
way into the hands of terrorists.
-Tim
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| (...) I don't think that's a fair extension. Bulletproof vests are *not* sold as a guarantee of protection, rather as an added margin of safety in given situations. The problem with missile-defence is precisely that which James and Dave pointed out: (...) (23 years ago, 1-Sep-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Which is exactly why that foolish missile-defense nonsense is so dangerous. We're liable to create just the right conditions for a nuclear "incident" with this money-sink, er, national defense system. This whole issue just makes me sick to (...) (23 years ago, 31-Aug-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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