Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!judd From: judd@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: cruise missiles Message-ID: <4909@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 29-Jan-84 03:19:16 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.4909 Posted: Sun Jan 29 03:19:16 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 31-Jan-84 03:48:44 EST References: <150@taurus.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 32 ........... I get the feeling that the europeans on this net don't read anything. I have seen numerous articles in the US press (Time, Newsweek ..) conecting the NATO deployment of theater nukes w/ the rather massive buildup of CONVENTIONAL arms by the Warsaw Pact (read USSR). Since the European governments have been unable to fund an increase in conventional arms for NATO the only effictive action NATO command can take is to ask for and deploy theater nukes. It is silly to think that NATO is trying to coerce the SU into an arms race as NATO is responding to the levels of conventional arms deployed by the SU. I am perfectly willing to admit that 'our' side is not doing a perfect job at dealing w/ the Soviets. There is too much Cold War thinking in the West and it is interfeering (sp) with our efforts to avoid glassing ourselves. However, it is just plain DUMB to think the Soviets are a bunch of poor, missunderstood fellows. When there are no police to make everyone behave in a civilized fashion you must be able to make the other guys behave and be willing to behave yourself. Also note, some time in early Jan I saw a small article in the Ft Worth newspaper stating that the SU had just increased its SS-20 (which ever is their equivalent to Pershings) force. -- Spoken: Judd Rogers Arpa: judd.umcp-cs@CSNet-relay Uucp:...{allegra,seismo}!umcp-cs!judd