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To: Sherman Logan

Nuclear weapons alone are not an effective deterrent, for the same reason that a police officer’s gun alone cannot control any, or even most situations. Which is why police officers are very fond of Tasers.


13 posted on 11/30/2009 12:14:00 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

True, although they’ll do a dandy job on massed armies or fleets.

The threat of Ankara or Istanbul being destroyed might also give Turkish leaders pause.


14 posted on 11/30/2009 12:20:25 PM PST by Sherman Logan ("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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