At 11:39 AM 6/25/01, Joshua wrote:
>Catching up after a weekend sans-email; someone probably made this point
>already:
>
>Darryl Shannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> And anyway, the purpose of the missile screen isn't so much to shoot
>>down nuclear missiles as to convince people that it isn't worthwhile to
>>try to shoot nuclear missiles at us, since they are liable to get shot
>>down.
>
>Which suggests that rather than building a missile defense system, the US
>should merely advertise the fact that it has a perfectly operational
>missile defense system. That should be a lot cheaper! Just like those
>"Protected by Imaginary Security System" stickers you can buy for your windows.
Those stickers work quite well as long as would-be intruders have a reason
to believe that the homeowner may be armed.
-- Ronn! :)
