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From: medin@ucbvax.ARPA (Milo Medin)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Politics, morals and nukes
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Date: Thu, 18-Oct-84 19:45:48 EDT
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Granted the Soviet govt is highly centralized, and there would indeed
be a power vaccuum after an exchange.  But the party is also
fairly distributed, though its leadership is not.  I can imagine the
party bosses of local areas that survived taking control over
their districts.  Also, in a first strike, do you really think the
leadership is all going to be in one place just waiting to get hit?

I think they recognize the shortcomings of their system, and take measures.
Their govt at least will have a large majority of the population
to govern at least.

				Milo