C70:arms-d (08/06/82)
>From HGA@MIT-MC Fri Aug 6 05:58:50 1982
Arms-Discussion Digest Volume 0 : Issue 156
Today's Topics:
1000 MT bomb in space
Artillery accuracy
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Date: 4 Aug 1982 12:06:15-PDT
From: jef at LBL-UNIX (Jef Poskanzer [rtsg])
Subject: 1000 MT bomb in space.
I believe the proposed mechanism for devastation is an all-consuming
firestorm resulting from the thermal pulse.
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Date: 4 August 1982 21:17-EDT
From: James A. Cox <APPLE at MIT-MC>
Subject: Artillery accuracy
The problem is not that Israel doesn't know where the PLO terrorists
are; it does. It's just that they stay in, or nearby, structures such
as buildings and homes. A photo taken by Israeli jets flying over
Beirut (shown on ABC's \Nightline/) clearly showed, for example, PLO
tanks near the U.S. and Spanish Embassies. While artillery may be
accurate, the blast invariably damages surrounding structures.
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