Erik Reuter wrote:
>
>Alberto: you've confused me.
>
>You mention the "Evil Empire [be it USSR, China, Iraq, or a unified
>Europe]" and then you say "the Empire didn't use the nukes when they had
>the monopoly of nukes".
>
Ok. When I wrote "Evil Empire" I was pseudo-quoting Reagan,
when I wrote "the Empire" I was making a reference to the current
monopower world situation.
>Does "the Empire" mean "the Evil Empire", or the US? Either way, your
>statement seems inaccurate to me. America DID drop nuclear bombs on
>civilians, and the Evil Empire never had a monopoly of nuclear weapons.
>
Yes, I know, back in 1945, isn't it? But then the USA didn't use nukes
against the CCCP.
Alberto Monteiro
