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Article #63Re: Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995 - text
From: Neill Harris
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 00:00
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birdhaex@cais3.cais.com (David Birdsey) wrote: >Similary, what nation would launch a single missile when the result would >be to turn (Insert enemy du jour here) into rubble? Ultimately, in days >of shrinking resources, I would rather see my defense dollars go >elsewhere where they might actually do some good. > > >-- >David Birdsey | "Don't rejoice in Victory. For while you've killed the If I may, part of the point is that BMD gives an option in a 'single missile' situation. The US can stop the attack without being forced into deciding whether the loss of Newark is worth frying North Korea. Once the missile is stopped we can say ( effectively ): "Tsk-tsk! Play nice or Mama will spank next time!" njh
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