[lit-ideas] Re: Vanunu's Secret

  • From: JulieReneB@xxxxxxx
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:40:42 EDT

Picture this.  One little tiny Arabic country with a few Muslims surrounded 
by dozens of large countries full of Jews with Jewish governments who desire 
only to wipe the little Muslim constituency out.  Would you feel inclined to 
allow the Arabic country some defense weapons?  
Julie Krueger

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Subj:[lit-ideas] Re: Vanunu's Secret
Date:4/26/2004 3:00:40 AM Central Daylight Time
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In a message dated 4/26/2004 3:43:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx writes:
. But if they
are not prepared to do this, then I can't see how they
can, with any pretense of legality or fairness, deny
Iran or any other countries the right to pursue
nuclear weapons to balance and deter those of their
enemies. You can't have it both ways, that is what I
am saying.
Who said anything about wanting it both ways? The important thing is no more 
new countries with nukes. If Iran had nukes that would be one more country 
with nukes. 
The point is survival not arguing about the flags on the death machines.
You can't have that both ways. Too many primates handling nukes will either 
cause an accident or enable a first strike. Too many Plant the Flag on the 
It's 
the weapon's effect that trumps here, not some last minute prestige grabs by 
countries trying to stabilize by opening Pandora's Box. 


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