Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ucbvax!medin From: medin@ucbvax.ARPA (Milo Medin) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Re: Re: Strategic Arms (reply to Tim Message-ID: <2269@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sat, 29-Sep-84 15:56:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.2269 Posted: Sat Sep 29 15:56:23 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Sep-84 05:07:35 EDT References: <238@whuxl.UUCP> <2000034@iuvax.UUCP> <315@fisher.UUCP> <2119@ucbvax.ARPA> <320@fisher.UUCP> Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 24 You make a lot of assumptions. You say that BMD will thrust us into a new terribly expensive arms race that's going to make the world less safe. Well, I dont buy that. Whats your rationale? Also, some people who believe in arms control are terribly alarmed about the Cruise Missiles. There is no way to verify them, they can be stuck anywhere, like the back of a chevy van. Its an arms controller's nightmare. I dont buy arms control anyways, but the issue isnt as clear cut as people like to make it. You say you like midgetman now, but thats before you see the price tag. MIRV's are cheap. If you think you can make a highly accurate small ICBM at a lot less cost than MX, you are dreaming. Look at all those silos you have to dig, and harden. Look at the Massive C^3 you need to control them. Look at the number of maintanence people you need to take care of them. You gripe about how expensive BMD is, just wait until you see the price tag for midgetman. BMD will be a lot cheaper. (Note that I am talking about a system to protect missile fields, not a global defense system). Milo