Aucbvax.1508 fa.arms-d utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!POURNE@MIT-MC Wed Jun 3 02:18:22 1981 More Russian intentions First strike weapons are not automatically to be used against the Soviets. There are other (and possibly less stable) powers; and it might well be desirable to have the "surgical" capability for disarming them if they acquire a couple of nuclear-tipped missiles. Defense of Europe on the ground with conventional forces is probably impossible. US seeks to deter a bit more than a strike against the USA; we also would like not to see the Russians on the Rhine, or at the Pyraneese [sp]. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.