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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Neocon who wrote (3969)7/3/2001 4:16:56 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93284
 
The introduction of our own intermediate range missiles ensured that we considered our fate tied to that of our allies, and would not sit out exchanges between the Soviet Union and our nuclear allies

That's the winning theme.

I cannot estimate the particular danger from trade in nuclear contraband or the recruitment of unemployed nuclear engineers

The former is more of a worry, which is why we started buying up fissionable material and try to limit the technology necessary to produce it. There was a lot of design theory from the former AEC that was released in the 1980's and found its way to Iran [at least]. The physics departments at various universities are also an excellent source of design theory.

jttmab