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Re: Secrets of Britain's Economic Might?

 In article <DtqC23.337@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
 Raj K. Rathee <rkrathee> wrote:
 >livesey@pirate.engr.sgi.com (Jon Livesey) wrote:
 >
 >>>> So India explicitly rejects the principle of non-proliferation,
 >>>> is that it?
 >>>
 >>> No, India says that it's an excellent idea. But because we are serious about
 >>> peace, and not just some aggressive power who seeks to consolidate it's
 >>> grasp on all it's future economic and political challengers, we seek to go
 >>>  the whole way. That means the total eradication of all nuclear weapons.
 >>>
 >>> Don't you get that. Seems pretty simple and straightforward to me. What 
 >>> better way can we find to bring security in this world. 
 >>
 >>No, frankly, I don't.   Nor do I get an argument that says I should
 >>bring an M-16 to the office to persuade other people to junk theirs.
 >>
 >
 >You mean to say that you could have persuaded Hitler to give up his
 >devious plans through dialogue and mutual cooperation ? It a nice
 >thought, but I would have to say that it is a trifle (understatement)
 >naive of you.
 It's also not what I claimed, so I don't see a lot of point in
 discussing it.
 jon.