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IP: 21 ST-CENTURY MAGINOT LINE?
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 12:08:37 -0700
WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 7 Aug 98 Washington, DC (Contributions made by Erin McNicholas) 1. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM: 21 ST-CENTURY MAGINOT LINE? A recent report by the Commission to Assess Ballistic Missile Threats has many on Capitol Hill clamoring for a national missile defense system(WN 17 Jul 98), but what do the authors of the report think? Richard Garwin, writing in the NYT, expresses his alarm over this reaction to the report. "It would be foolhardy to base our security on a 21st-century Maginot line.... The best way to defend against possible attack is to prevent [rogue countries] from getting these missiles in the first place." Ironic advice considering the US remains the No. 1 arms dealer in the world, selling $15.2B worth of weapons in 1997 alone.
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