Re: Star Trek Weapon

In a message dated 99-02-15 13:54:49 EST, you write:

<< this is incorrect. in niven's example, teleporters are used as
nuclear
 warhead delivery systems. big rockets can also be used in this role, in
a
 way that is essentially the same as teleporters. our civilisation has,
i 
 understand, invented big rockets; why, then, has our civilisation not
been
 destroyed?
 
 Tom >>
'Cus missiles take time, in the US launched an Alpha strike on Russia it
would
have time to fire back, with a teleporter it does not give the oponet
time to
fire back.
-Stephen