Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site whuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!orb From: orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Re: Christians and Morality Message-ID: <285@whuxl.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 16:57:26 EDT Article-I.D.: whuxl.285 Posted: Wed Oct 10 16:57:26 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 08:12:03 EDT References: <259@whuxl.UUCP> <1117@ihuxi.UUCP> <193@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs Lines: 16 > > I agree that simply building a bigger stockpile is has obvious problems. > I think that unilateral disarmament is reckless. Between the two extremes, > I see no clear path. THe best idea I've come up with is to have the > weapons, and never use them, not even in the face of a massive attack. > This too has obvious problems, technical and moral. > > I suspect there is no satisfactory solution. > > Charley Wingate umcp-cs!mangoe Between the two extremes: how about stopping right where we are? That is the solution suggested by the Catholic bishops in their pastoral letter. Once we agree with the Soviets to stop, then perhaps we can continue on to reduce both nuclear stockpiles. Tim Sevener whuxl!orb