GA.CJJ@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU (Clifford Johnson) (02/21/90)
From: "Clifford Johnson" <GA.CJJ@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU> > From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) > The land-based missiles are relatively vulnerable if you assume > highly accurate Soviet missiles. Their main strength is their > numbers, but those can be cut down fast if you don't assume > launch-on-warning (l-o-w is supposedly not US policy) It's important to note that the Pentagon categorically denies having a "policy not to launch on warning." (HASC, DOD Appropriations FY 1981, p.113-114.) To: MILITARY@ATT.ATT.COM