RE: opt out? An apology

["Melynda Huskey" <mghuskey@hotmail.com>]

I remember reading in the New York Times that the U.S. used armor piercing 
shells containing depleted uranium when we bombed Kosovo (remember that?)  
The area is seriously contaminated with radioactive material now. . .

Melynda Huskey


>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com>
>Reply-To: <thansen@moscow.com>
>To: "Kelley Racicot" <kelley@racicot.org>, <vision2020@moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: opt out? An apology
>Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 20:59:25 -0700
>
>Greetings Visionaires -
>
>Definition of Weapons of Mass Destruction from
>
>http://www.militaryworld.com/reference/dictionary/data/w/06784.html
>
>"(DOD) In arms control usage, weapons that are capable of a high order of
>destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large
>numbers of people. Can be nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological
>weapons, but excludes the means of transporting or propelling the weapon
>where such means is a separable and divisible part of the weapon. Also
>called WMD. See also destruction."
>
>This does sound extremely general in nature.  Considering advancements in
>weapons technology the line between "conventional" weapons and WMD may get
>grayer and thinner.
>
>Those bomb shelters from the early 60's may be back in style pretty soon.
>
>Take care,
>
>Tom Hansen
>Moscow, Idaho
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kelley Racicot [mailto:kelley@racicot.org]
> > Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 8:11 PM
> > To: vision2020@moscow.com
> > Subject: Re: opt out? An apology
> >
> >
> > HI Sunil,
> >
> > As conventional weapons grow in power, the line blurs.  Fuel-air
> > explosives
> > and other 'area' weapons might likely be called weapons of mass
> > destruction.
> > Same with cluster bombs.  The Daisy-cutters used in Afghanistan hazed 
>the
> > issue a bit more.
> >
> > Chuck
> >
> > > From: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam@hotmail.com>
> > > Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:28:52 -0700
> > > To: sunilramalingam@hotmail.com, credenda@moscow.com,
> > vision2020@moscow.com
> > > Subject: RE: opt out? An apology
> > > Resent-From: vision2020@moscow.com
> > > Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 14:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > > Sunil
> > >
> > > PS Does napalm count?  Would that get me off the hook?
> >




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