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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

rshowalter - 03:35pm May 6, 2001 EST (#3369 of 3371)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Cast of characters -- becq-cookiess0 (3)

Much later, there have been many powerful postings by cookiess0 , who says, and who I believe, is the same person who posted as "beckq":
2779: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:00pm ..... 2784: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:00pm
2787: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:06pm ..... 2789: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:07pm
2790: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:09pm ..... 2791: cookiess0 4/30/01 12:10pm

2806: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:11pm ! ! !

"I hate to bust your bubble, but I am not bill clinton. You had that conversation with me. If you examine the posts you will find the same language, even errors in spelling which I'm infamous for:) I also cut and pasted my past perspectives over again.

2808: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:16pm .... 2811: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:26pm
2814: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:28pm ...... 2815: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:29pm
2817: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:31pm ..... 2818: rshowalter 4/30/01 1:32pm
2819: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:34pm ..... 2819: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:37pm
2824: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:42pm .....

An elegant example of proportionate, nonnuclear deterrance follows: 2825: cookiess0 4/30/01 1:44pm ..... 2827: rshowalter 4/30/01 1:46pm
. 2828: rshowalter 4/30/01 1:47pm ....

"A limited objective, achieved by limited means, with minimal costs to the interactors. . . . MUCH better than nukes.

more on identity, and points said by "becq- cookiess0": 2839: cookiess0 4/30/01 4:22pm ..... 2840: rshowalter 4/30/01 4:45pm

A cycle of assertion and threat:
2841: cookiess0 4/30/01 5:22pm ..... 2842: rshowalter 4/30/01 5:31pm
2843: rshowalter 4/30/01 5:32pm ..... 2877: cookiess0 5/1/01 9:54am

threat: 2881: cookiess0 5/1/01 10:55am
a deletion, and reposting, in response to the threat: 2882: rshowalter 5/1/01 11:37am

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