It is hard to dignify this with the term pathetic. The objection has never been that it wouldn't work, it is that it is a stupid, insane, strategy. Americans have pissed away the chance to eliminate whole swathes of the nuclear enterprise in favour of this nonsense. From 1991 to 2001 we had the best chance to ratchet down the nuclear enterprise -- no enemies, total American superiority, and the whole thing was lost. This is driven by shortsightedness, paranoia and arms industries in every state of the U.S. You are creating the very enemies you are trying to protect yourself against. It is complete insanity. Generations yet unborn will curse the ground this American government and the last walks upon for not making the effort to be leaders in reaching towards partial global disarmament. And now the government wants to break the nuclear test ban treaty. It is completely on the loose, totally irresponsible.

yours, Peter T.