From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!lime!houxg!houxi!npois!ucbvax!C70:arms-d Newsgroups: fa.arms-d Title: Arms-Discussion Digest V0 #108 Article-I.D.: ucb.1097 Posted: Sun May 16 23:06:48 1982 Received: Tue May 18 00:45:19 1982 >From HGA@MIT-MC Sun May 16 23:04:09 1982 Arms-Discussion Digest Volume 0 : Issue 108 Today's Topics: Fallout decay rate Orbital basing of the MX Afghanistan resistance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 16 May 1982 1054-PDT From: Herb LinSubject: Re: Arms-Discussion Digest V0 #107 According to J. Carson Mark (former scientific director of Los Alamos), fallout radiation rate decays as t^-1.2. ------------------------------ Date: 16 May 82 18:13:17 EDT (Sun) From: Steve Bellovin Subject: orbital basing of the MX According to a feature on tonight's "All Things Considered", warhead would be recalled by disarming by remote control, and having them re-enter in a "lagoon". The proponents feel that there is almost no chance of accidental detonation during this process. ------------------------------ Date: 16 May 82 23:31:07-EDT (Sun) From: J C Pistritto Subject: Re: Arms-Discussion Digest V0 #107 Afghanistan resistance: I disagree with the statement that the Soviets are not attempting to completely wipe out Afghan resistance. Recent data seems to indicate that the Soviets are becoming increasingly reliant on chemical weapons, as well as more conventional techniques such as helicopter gunships and land mines, in their efforts to wipe out the Afghans. The major deciding factor in how hard the Russians are trying seems to be the level of casualties they are willing to suffer. Recent newspaper articles keep referring to scattered unrest in Soviet cities, (food riots, etc., which a continuing flow of bodies from Afghanistan would not help). Soviet casualties continue to mount at an alarming rate, and hence the Russians are using ever more devestating weapons to pacify the Afghans. In one recent encounter, it was said that several thousand Afghans, comprising roughly the entire population of a town Northwest of Kabul were exterminated via chemical means. (This was briefly reported on BBC World Service, which I listen to daily, and in one or two American paper, but it was definitely back page stuff). -JCP- ------------------------------ End of Arms-D Digest ********************