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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 - 04:04pm May 17, 2001 EST (#4058 of 4059)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

great post, gisterme . But all the same, though there are huge differences, there are big similarities, too.

And almarst , it seems to me, has some legitimate concerns -- especially in terms of Russia's history, and the history of what the US has done -- which, we'll agree, includes much good, but some bad as well.

And, both philosophically, and practically, it is to the US's advantage to help the rest of the world get richer.

To do that, communication has to improve in spots. Maybe this thread is part of that.

rshowalter - 04:06pm May 17, 2001 EST (#4059 of 4059)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

The bad things that have happened have happened, the things we have to fear we may fear for good reasons . . . . and we can hope to do better than we've done, and better than we're doing just now.

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