Re: [Epic] First Epic 40k battle

From: <duckrvr_at_...>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 06:59:55 -0500

At 11:31 AM 5/24/97 -0400, you wrote:

>I think the battle cry of "national defense!" is the last rallying cry
>of any government pursuing an obviously morally bankrupt policy.

Does this mean you reject the possibility that a statement of "national
defense" can be a legitimate one?

>My feeling is that the french tests (and they keep good company with
>the South Africans, North Koreans, and Chineese in this) had nothing
>to do with defence or research, and everything to do with military
>chest-thumping and international power politics. I.e. They send a
>message to friend and foe alike saying "We can do what we want, when
>we want, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop us! So watch out!"
>The very idea of nuclear weapons as a realistic military threat is
>completely uncreadable anyway. Everyone with half a brain knows that
>even the French goverment (or any western government) won't nuke
>anybody except as a matter of self-presevervation (and the last time
>I checked, Australia and New Zealand didn't pose much of a military
>threat to the french homeland ;).

And your beef with power politics is what, exactly? Just out of curiosity,
what do you propose as an alternative?

Temp
Received on Wed May 28 1997 - 11:59:55 UTC