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From: curts@tekecs.UUCP (Curt Stephens)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Star Wars Defense
Message-ID: <3982@tekecs.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 17-Aug-84 12:36:12 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 17 12:36:12 1984
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In my opinion, the reason that the Russians want to negotiate away 
the Star Wars scenario is quite apparent. Regardles of the actual force 
being applied, the effectiveness of any missle-damaging-ray-gun would 
have to depend heavily upon its tracking and aiming mechanism. This, in 
turn, would depend upon rather advanced computer technology. From what
I hear, most Russia-watchers seem to think that the U.S. and its allies 
are clearly ahead in the applicable computer sceiencs.

Curt Stephens 
Engineering Computing Systems
Tektronix, Inc.

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