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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] Except that, in the case of using it to intercept a first strike, it might allow us to be able to reduce our nuclear arsenal so we didn't need to have enough bombs to destroy the planet six times over, just in case somebody else's first strike got to some of our silos first. Liberals are supposed to be in favor of less nukes, and AGAINST M.A.D., right? After all, Self-annihilation and failure is even less appealing than mutual destruction, even to the fanatics, right? If WE have a missile defense, and they (generic 'they') don't, then our chances of surviving with our retaliatory capacity intact after their first strike are far greater than their own. Then we'd need to declare a "no first use" policy (which I don't think we've done yet, but we should, to gain a moral high ground,). This would, in effect, lower our risk while increasing the other guy's, so that ALL nuclear attacks against the US would be seen in the same category as that of Cuba's: Suicide. (Plus, if we control the space areas thoroughly enough, we could, theoretically, *ahem* 'prevent' anybody else from building a similar construct, thus assuring permanent preeminence. If we really HAD to.) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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