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To: Douglas V. Fant who wrote (13986)	8/11/1999 11:18:00 AM
From: Frederic Conrad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

The proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons is a sad inevitability, I believe. The "enemy" will eventually seek to obtain these types of weapons in an attempt to "balance the scales". It's been stated previously and I agree with the mentality of "What good is it to have these weapons if you have no intention of ever using them". They exist as a means to an end for 'civilized' nations. I'm not so sure about your retaliation scenario(s). If someone like Osama bin Laden managed to detonate/deploy one of these weapons in the United States, I can imagine a retaliatory strike on Afghanistan maybe...but not on the perceived "source" of the weapon itself.