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To: Condor who wrote (83686)	3/19/2003 12:57:48 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It is exactly this reason IMO that small portable nuclear weapons will be the "soup de jour" in the military evolution of countries that feel themselves in peril. Warfare/Defence is definitely going to change. North Korea is probably on the leading edge, but early evolutionary stages, of this paradigm shift. It is exactly this reason that makes it necessary for us to stop these rogues from getting them. One of the nice things, if there is one, about Nukes, is that it is a long, long, engineering trip from making a Nuke to getting it small. But, NK makes it clear that we have to stop these countries, like Iraq, and not Iran, from getting them. It's part of that "Vision thing" in Foreign Affairs that the left recoils from. :>)

To: Condor who wrote (83686)	3/19/2003 1:21:06 PM
From: paul_philp	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It is exactly this reason IMO that small portable nuclear weapons will be the "soup de jour" in the military evolution of countries that feel themselves in peril. Warfare/Defence is definitely going to change. North Korea is probably on the leading edge, but early evolutionary stages, of this paradigm shift. Condor, Hey, we agree about something almost totally. Thought it was worth noting. I think the paradigm shift is actually towards non-state organizations becoming armed with very dangerous and very flexible weapons. One of the key trends I watch is 'The Empowerment of Anger'. One of the unintended consequence of the containment policy of Saddam is that he develop many methods for hiding the development of nuclear weapon development. We can spot the potential reprocessing plants in North Korea and Iran with sattelites today. However, when Saddam's methods are revealed, I am afraid a new generation of difficult to detect bomb making will start. The process seems unavoidable and difficult to stop. Paul