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From: dcn@ihuxl.UUCP (Dave Newkirk)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: No More Space Weapons Treaties!
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Date: Fri, 2-Mar-84 09:31:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  2 09:31:37 1984
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	I agree with Judd Rogers that a space treaty would be very hard to
enforce, especially with the Soviets.  They have already referred to the
Shuttle as a space weapon, and they're hard at work building their own!
	I don't think we should sign any space weapons treaty, since space
weapons can reduce the chances of an ICBM hitting me.  There's already a treaty
banning nuclear weapons in space, and that leaves satellite killers and ABM
weapons.  I think the Soviets are getting worried about our growing space
weapons effort, and want to stop us before we gain an advantage.

						Dave Newkirk, ihnp4!ihuxl!dcn