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Thread #88215   Message #1654145
Posted By: beardedbruce
23-Jan-06 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Nuclear Weapons
Subject: RE: BS: Nuclear Weapons
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"Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank.

"A Canticle for Liebowitz"

Level Seven



Books all should read- and think about.

The problem is not that nuclear war is unthinkable- but that there are those who think it practical. The ONLY way that deterrence can work is if, at the first use, there is an overwhelming, totally destructive response. If the attacking side is ready to accept casualties, anything less is not effective. So, the threat of Korea or Iran with a few ( dozen) warheads would be a threat WITHOUT being a deterrent- and any government worth having will react to threats to its people.