July 26th, 2003, 01:47 AM
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Re: OT:US don\'t qualify for EU membership, don\'t spank children, WW2 history.
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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
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France has begun to very quietly modernize its nuclear forces. If I were a German that remembers that Last war, I would be calling for a deterrent force for Germany. Remember that it was France that declared war on the Germans. And many Germans still believe that their government was only interested in righting the wrongs of Versailles [sp] and barring the gates to communism.
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The reason may be more subtle. Once US install SDI, France nuclear deterrent will almost disappear. It is China and France who would be most affected by SDI. Russia has too much arsenal and UK, well, we all know  I don't know how many missiles France has but I doubt it will be enough if US is serious about SDI.
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