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BillK wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">On 2/16/07, Jef Allbright wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Keith Henson wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Anybody who can launch a ton of ball bearings can
launch a nuke which is much more likely to take it out.
But *why?
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<pre wrap="">Because such a structure represents a huge gradient of power, and nature
abhors a gradient.
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<pre wrap=""><!---->[...] the point is not to defend the
cable against ICBMs, but against the simple, basic methods of suicidal
fanatics.
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Can Jef & Bill plan the erradication of suicidal fanaticism as cleverly
as Keith, Eugen & Giorgio plan our escape from the planet? I don't fear
the kind of power that lifts us to the skies. My nature abhors the kind
of power that calls for mandates backed by violence. Isn't that the "rationale"
of suicidal fanatics? As I see it, that which gives no offense seldom needs
a defense. -- Thomas<br>
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