Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-vlnvax!schneider From: schneider@vlnvax.DEC Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: poll Message-ID: <527@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 12:03:26 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.527 Posted: Mon Feb 11 12:03:26 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 03:31:29 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 33 Summary: Polls like the pro/con nukes polls are difficult because it is hard to word them without showing bias. Also there were few respondants (probably because it will open up a can of worms that has spilled all over the net a few times before). I'd like to see an informal sort of poll (no tallying) which will show the range of opinion on the net and hopefully inspire some original and introspective thought. My hypothetical question is: What would be the reaction (and the re-reaction ad infinitum) if the United States adopted a "no-nuke" policy, meaning stopped spending the dollars on current developement and deployment, slowly shrink (to zero) the active weapons, and (gulp!) introduce diplomacy as a tool in negotiatons? Its only hypothetical, so lets not argue over whether it should or shouldn't be done; its the reactions which I'm intersted in. Initially, I'd like to hear opinions regarding the Soviet's policy, then perhaps the effect on the American economy, before the reactions are discussed about those countries who may feel betrayed by us or feel relieved. At any rate, I think this is an opportunity to voice opinions which won't (too quickly) turn into an "us vs. them"-type argument. Daniel Schneider {...decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-vlnvax!schneider