Re: Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Tom Fairlie [tfairlie () frontiernet net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 7:35 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: Re: [IP] Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told

If I am COMPLETELY convinced that my neighbor's kids will turn out
to be worthless derelicts just like their parents, can I urge my community
to just eradicate them now before they grow up to be a drain on the
overall system. I'm sure there's biblical justification for this thought
process.

Tom Fairlie

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Farber" <dfarber () cs cmu edu>
To: "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 5:58 AM
Subject: [IP] Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told


> [Note:  This item comes from reader Jack Unger.  DLH]
> From: Jack Unger <junger () ask-wi com>
> Date: January 22, 2008 8:58:05 AM PST
> To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
> Subject: Pre-emptive nuclear strike a key option, Nato told
> The west must be ready to resort to a pre-emptive nuclear attack to  try
> to halt the "imminent" spread of nuclear and other weapons of mass
> destruction, according to a radical manifesto for a new Nato by five  of
> the west's most senior military officers and strategists.
> Calling for root-and-branch reform of Nato and a new pact drawing the  US,
> Nato and the European Union together in a "grand strategy" to  tackle the
> challenges of an increasingly brutal world, the former  armed forces
> chiefs from the US, Britain, Germany, France and the  Netherlands insist
> that a "first strike" nuclear option remains an  "indispensable
> instrument" since there is "simply no realistic  prospect of a
> nuclear-free world".
> <http://www.guardian.co.uk/nato/story/0,,2244782,00.html>
>
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