[net.followup] Nuclear arms race

granvold@tymix.UUCP (Tom Granvold) (02/02/84)

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     I do not remember reading the orginal comment that David refers to. He does
make a very important point. The fact is that we (the United States) are not
in the nuclear arms race alone. Getting the Soviets to go along with reducing
or eliminating nuclear arms is a serious and difficult problem.

     Speaking for myself, when I consider the problem of getting the Soviet's
cooperation, I run into a dead end. What can I do that will effect the Soviet's
actions. I don't know! My reaction is to turn to something that I feel that I
might have an effect on. That is the US policy. Any serious suggestions on how
to deal with the Soviets?

     I vaugly remember a saying that goes something like:

     "To clean up the world, start by sweeping up your own front porch."

						    Tom Granvold
						    Tymshare
						    Cupertino, Calif.
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						    granvold

riddle@ut-sally.UUCP (Prentiss Riddle) (02/03/84)

That reminds me of another saying, this one originated by the French
biologist Rene Dubos:

	"Think globally; act locally."

colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (George Sicherman) (02/06/84)

Good news!  You CAN affect the Soviet government - in fact
you're doing it every time you use the Net.  The U.S.S.R. has
already dipped its toe into the waters of direct international
telephony.  Sooner or later (probably later) it will join in
the genial chaos of network communication, at the cost of its
beloved secrecy.  (We networkers can't even conceal our private
lives, can we?)

If national governments are the problem, we'll just eliminate
them.
			Col. G. L. Sicherman
			...seismo!rochester!rocksvax!sunybcs!colonel