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From: medin@ucbvax.ARPA (Milo Medin)
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Subject: Re: Re : Re: Re: Harold Brown and the arms race
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Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 19:52:21 EST
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Nonsense.  The Russians haven't attacked because it is not in
their best interest to attack.  Why lose anything if you dont
have to?  Clearly the Russians have gotten their way with the
US in the past without firing a shot, but by simply taking advantage
of various elements in the US which have a sympathetic viewpoint,
or by negotiating agreements which favor them, or various
other means.  BUT, if they were pushed against the wall, as in
Cuba, what they would do is a different story entirely.
They bgacked down then, whether or not they would back down
now is not clear at all.


					Milo