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Aucbvax.1496 fa.arms-d utzoo!duke!mhtsa!ucbvax!ES@MIT-MC Tue Jun 2 23:03:54 1981 Alternative to arms race. Philosophically, the major fault of the nuclear arms buildup is that it does not directly contribute to the the destruction of communism, except in so far as their inefficient economic system is less able to bear the financial burden. As a parallel effort, we should drop millions of VLSI radio receivers onto the Soviet Union and broadcast to them directly by satellite. We could then keep their serfs informed of the world news, and in particular, of the activities of their own government. We could encourage slowdowns, teach them how to manufacture weapons and explosives from available materials, and teach then how to communicate secretly (perhaps also send them encryption devices). They would then know that they have not been abandoned to eternal slavery and that the goal of restoring their freedom is achieveable.

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