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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 - 10:08pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8637 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Almarst , I know you're just a stand-in.

But if a responsible Russian officer thought through what a productive exchange, with plenty of word count with a US congressional staff might be like -- that hard thinking might result in new insights.

And worthwhile contacts, that might be useful in finding out what "win-win" relations would have to take.

When such an officer said

" Unless that changes, what kind of trust can there be?

and said so with "that" made clear -- useful things might happen.

Misinterpretations, when they occurred, would be interesting, too. (Recall the doctrines involves with "reconnaisance in force." )

This is clear. For any "win-win" relations of consequence, there have to be open lines of communication.

rshowalter - 10:08pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8638 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

out.

almarst-2001 - 10:11pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8639 of 8651)

T can't recall a case when someone was justified for a murder commited out of the fear. Particularelly when the killer is many times more powerful.

rshowalter - 10:31pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8640 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

If the case you've made here, well summarized, could be clearly made to Congressional people -- things might change. The things that you believe to be true that offend you about America Americans don't know about either, and would disapprove of if they knew about them.

If you made inquiries, acknowledging that you could be wrong, but making clear that right action, in mutual interest, depends on true and shared facts , you might find a surprising degree of sympathy.

rshowalter - 10:34pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8641 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

We're talking hypothetically, here . Of Russian officers.

But if Russian officers entered into such contacts, some of the Russian ideas might modify, as well.

Such contacts in clear , ought to be legal (and hard to stop) in the United States.

rshowalter - 10:42pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8642 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

On persuasion to Congressional people -- here's a key question:

" What would have to be presented to a US jury to make the point?"

There are open literature answers to such questions.

On a related point, what I'm proposing, and hoping to use to effect votes, is explained, using a NYT article as a partial exemplar, in

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rshowalter - 10:42pm Sep 7, 2001 EST (#8643 of 8651)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

really out.

enigma160 - 01:21am Sep 8, 2001 EST (#8644 of 8651)

this is the most retarded thing ever. why in the world do we need a NMD? oh, wait, we don't. not only is it a waste of 200 or so billion dollars, but it doesnt even freaking work, in addition to those lovely facts, it will, as it is, start a nice kik arms race. oh, thats fun, isnt it? nooooooooooo. at the point that we havbe such a :shield", other countries need to be able to defend themselves, as we appararently do, so they feel the need to have weapons that have the capability of getting past our NMD, starting a lil thing we all know and love" A COLD WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! think about it

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