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To: JDN who wrote (189844)	10/7/2001 11:05:17 AM
From: RocketMan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I have NEVER understood what Isreal could be expected to do with nuclear arms. How about survival against being overrun by an overwhelming force? Not every nuke is a Hiroshima. I suspect they have neutron bombs which, when detonated in an airburst, minimize radiation and fallout, but can wipe out entire battalions through prompt radiation effects. If I was an Israeli living in a country surrounded by enemies, fearful of being completely destroyed, and remembering the holocaust, this is a last resort measure that I would employ, without thinking twice about it.

To: JDN who wrote (189844)	10/7/2001 2:47:57 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Respond to of 769670

Free men in a democracy understand what can be lost. The wacko of whim of despot countries come and go and who knows what they will do. But once there was an emperor who allowed millions to die in his name. He even set young men to commit suicide in his name. Well two nukes let him see his own mortality and he decided to end it. Real quick. So Israel has the deterrence of MAD. It is the nature of cowards to not do what they know will end them. But this wicked plague changes the equation and it's clear to me that it has to routed out. tom watson tosiwmee