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Aucbvax.4254 fa.arms utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!baden Mon Oct 5 23:13:20 1981 elimenating MIRVs Reply to RMS@MIT-AI's msg about elimenating MIRVs.

I doubt that verification tactics, in this case, will be very reliable. In general, the value of verification tactics can be diminished if the weapons are improved along some other performance axis (accuracy, amongst one, and how do you verify accuracy?). My point is is this: as long as the weapons are there, there will always be some way of improving them, unbeknownst to the opposing side. It would be better to elimenate the weapon entirely then to resort to tactics which encourage, at the very best, deception and at the very worst the notion of having been deceived. This point was used again and again in criticizing the mobile MX plan (costs quite another matter), and while not commenting on the absolute merits of Regan's plan I find it to be the more reaonable OF THE TWO solutions.

Scott

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