Maybe there wouldn't be global warming had the US spent its trillions developing efficient cars than creating a stockpile enough to blow the world a few times over. Maybe India wouldn't have had to develop these weapons if the US (and others) hadn't introduced them to the world first. Maybe India wouldn't have done it if the world had ensured neighbours around it weren't. Maybe India's nuclear weapons are like the USA's Iraq campaign - 'its part of making the world a safer place'. Anyway, this discussion is a moot point and also OT. To bring a slight [EE] touch back to it... - http://www.amidasimputer.com/ Its not an answer to OLPC. Also comes nowhere near in specs or price. But the intention was there. Regards, - Mohit (from India). PS: Neither am I a big fan of weapons (nuclear or otherwise) nor am I intending to be defending my country but there may be some reasons for those weapons here in India. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Axtell" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [EE] OLPC shipping date moved > Victor Fraenckel wrote: >> How many children in India could have been helped with the BILLIONS >> that >> the world's largest democracy pi**ed away building a nuclear >> weapon? > > India itself could have paid for it, had it not spend ITS billions > on > its own nuclear arsenal. > > --Bob >> >> Each Indian child could have had a top-of-the-line laptop with all >> the >> bells and whistles for that kind of money! >> >> Just my 2 cents >> >> Vic >> >> *____________________________________________________________________________________________* >> >> *Victor Fraenckel >> KC2GUI >> victorf ATSIGN windreader DOT com** -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist