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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 - 11:27am Aug 22, 2001 EST (#8012 of 8020)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Sleep well, Australia.

This is Still wonderful stuff! MD317-326 lunarchick 9/27/00 9:38pm

That's an ORDER! Milgram (1963) - the classic study in this area:
http://www.fsu.umd.edu/dept/psyc/southerl/prism/bill.htm
http://www.usafa.af.mil/dfpfa/CVs/Bertha/Psyhero.html http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~epritch1/social98a.html
http://www.abacon.com/baronbyrne/chapter9.html http://www.psychology.org/links/People_and_History/

Freud http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/articles/dilman_psychology.htm

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pd.html
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/playground/pdref.html

Russell, and statements on peace:

http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~russell/brbomb.htm http://www.mcmaster.ca/russdocs/russell1.htm

Trying to lie about Chernobyl backfired http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/thebeast.htm

Thomas Hobbes: http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hobbes.htm (Leviathan);
http://www.bu.edu/wwildman/WeirdWildWeb/courses/wphil/lectures/wphil_theme13.htm
http://www.gu.edu.au/centre/cash/content2sub2.html#abstracts (paper);
http://www.gu.edu.au/centre/cash/frameset2.html (paper); http://www.lucknow.com/horus/guide/in107.html

Changing hearts: how to?

coldWar http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/macdon.htm
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/sasianuk.htm (1995IndiaPakistan);

http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/prcb/rd/hrsystem/levlegie.htm
http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/thinktanks.htm

http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/DAS/interneg/training/conflict_overview.html#lie
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/DAS/interneg/training/conflict_overview.html

2floop - 03:31pm Aug 22, 2001 EST (#8013 of 8020)

went to russia as a high school student in the early 90's, and had the opportunity to stay with a fellow russian high school student. the party those russians threw proved that when our generation takes over this kind of bs won't be happening.

lunarchick - 04:48pm Aug 22, 2001 EST (#8014 of 8020)
lunarchick@www.com

Culture:

In public and at work, Russians can be brusque and discourteous, and they watch what they say, even in the age of glasnost. At home, within the intimate circle of family and friends, they feel secure and relaxed, warm and hospitable, sharing and caring, and they speak their minds.

Seeing the real Russia

Hospitality is a great Russian virtue. An invitation to a Russian's home is a real treat and education into the true meaning of hospitality. Visit a small city or village to see the real heart of Russia. Visit stores, and churches, ride the Metro, go to a train station, In the big cities, experience the world class symphonies and ballets.

Negotiating with Russians

Russian proverb: "Don't hurry to reply, but hurry to listen." Americans generally regard compromise as desirable and inevitable, a logical way of doing business. Russians regard compromise as a sign of weakness, a retreat from a correct and morally justified position. They will often out-wait impatient Americans to produce more concessions from them.

http://www.goehner.com/russinfo.htm http://www.teaware.com/

lunarchick - 05:03pm Aug 22, 2001 EST (#8015 of 8020)
lunarchick@www.com

Seems therefore that if Russia has specified the number of missiles to cull - then that should happen - and the USA might have double or tripple the number to take down and still be left with far too many 'loose canons' in the silo.

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