From: maedhros@yabbs
To: laelth@yabbs
Subject: re: yawn
Date: Sun Apr 10 20:17:11 1994

In message yawn, laelth said:
> The Oppenheimers of the world (technocrats) get the shaft while the
> govt. that bankrolled their research gets the power and the control
> over the weapon.  Who has F-16s?  The technocrats that designed them?
> No, the govt. keeps control over weaponry very efficiently.  The same
> will be the case for the ray gun. No matter who designs it, the govt.
> will insure that it controls the weapons construction and distribution.
> It's pointless, therefore, to discuss what people will do "when they get
> the weapon," because they won't, at least not until "the powers that be"
> have a better weapon.

You were out of the thread for awhile, so let me update you a little
before any confusion sets in.  The premise behind the fictitious raygun
was that it would be a device which is easily and cheaply constructed out
of commonly available materials by anyone with the know how to put it
toghether (i.e. the technocrats).

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