stan (12/14/82)
The Russians are right. They will not be the first to use nuclear weapons. We were, in 1945.
renner (12/16/82)
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uiucdcs!renner Dec 15 20:16:00 1982
Thereby providing the Japanese Emperor with the means of
convincing his military to accept unconditional surrender, saving
the lives of roughly 2 million American soldiers and millions of
Japanese who would have undoubtedly died in the invasion of the mainland.
Scott Renner University of Illinois