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Re: An armed society...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 04:05:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> > > Who would bully and coerce if everyone carried nuclear pistols?
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> > Those who think they can draw faster?
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> I guess I was being too simplistic.
So was I 8?)
> How about when everyone carried onboard defense-ware that would automagically
> compute threats and attacks and either alert you to them or respond with
> massive lethal destructive force? And what if that were backed up with
> overhead satelites that could rain showers of high-energy mass with fair
> precision?
That'd be kewl.
> As far as I can tell, the cold war was wildly successful. No one wanted to • end
> life on earth.
However, western media was always pointing out how far we were ahead of the
russians, and I've no doubt they were saying exactly the opposite. Who has
greater abilities (or fire-power) doesn't matter, if either side *believes*
they can win.
The result of the cold war is probably more luck - no gung-ho cowboys got into
positions with enough power to push the button. From all reports, pushing the
button today would be just as deadly, so I don't think the "end of the cold
war" is all that significant, really.
ROSCO
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| (...) Or worse, if either side can win and lose at the same time (destroying and being destroyed). (...) Good point. Just imagine the present day US president were in office in 1962, and his Soviet counterpart were Yeltsin. Brrr... :-/ (...) In a (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I guess I was being too simplistic. How about when everyone carried onboard defense-ware that would automagically compute threats and attacks and either alert you to them or respond with massive lethal destructive force? And what if that were (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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