From: Monte Davis 

"Geo."  wrote:

>there is no accountability (you can't strike back
>with nukes) for their use if owned by a non-state. MAD doesn't apply unless
>they are state owned/controlled. That's where the fear of the spread of
>nukes originates.

Maybe it originated there for you; I don't share your touching faith that
MAD can be trusted indefinitely among states.

Monte Davis
http://montedavis.livejournal.com

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