> -----Original Message----- > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:55 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? > > > "Miller, Jeffrey" wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 12:24 PM > > > To: Killer Bs Discussion > > > Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff? > > > > > > Jeroen, out of idle curiosity, I know you think that > > > we sent those troops to the Middle East for the > > > amusement value, but: > > > 1. Do you think that it would be a bad thing for > > > Saddam Hussein to acquire nuclear weapons? > > > 2. If you do, what would you do to stop him? > > > > I'd like to hear other people's answers as well, AND have the same > > question applied to North Korea, Taiwan, Israel (oops, they already > > have > > 'em!) etc > > Of the listed countries (Iraq, N. Korea, Taiwan, Israel) how > many have attacked a neighboring country without provocation?
That's a giant bag of chips I'd rather not open :) > I don't think that Iraq and Taiwan are all that comparable > in this case.... I'm more curious as to under what circumstances you feel certain countries -should- be allowed to have nuclear weapons, and why. Are there countries that you're not 100% comfortable with possesion of nukes, but would accept it under certain other conditions? -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
