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RE: Re:Nukes

From: "Bell, Brian K (Contractor)" <Brian.Bell@d...>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 07:24:01 -0500
Subject: RE: Re:Nukes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Taylor [SMTP:charles.taylor@cableol.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 2:22 PM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: Re:Nukes
> 
> In message <000c01c0ab58$9ff243a0$f2c0893e@inty>
>	    "Bif Smith" <bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> [snip a lot]
> > BIF
> >  "yorkshire born,yorkshire bred,
> >  strong in arms, thick in head"
> > 
> > PS-The bit about nukes getting smaller, limiting the area of effect,
and
> the
> > increased precision of the delivery systems, was meant as a argument
to
> the
> > dirt huggers on the list as to why nukes could (I didn`t say were)
be
> used.
> > Especially by KV, who don`t have the human morrals against them.
> > 
> Actually, the KV probably use Kinetic Energy weapons for bombardment -
> more precision, less mess (unless they chuck a big one like a 'dino
> killer' - which is unlikely - they probably want habitable planets
> intact as much as humans do).
> Or, even better, the glory of a ground assault :-)
> 
> Frankly, if anyone is likely to start lobbing planet-killers, its the
> Sa'vas'ku (stir, stir) :-)
> 
> Charles
-----End Original Message-----

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Brian Bell
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