> It probably cost less and did less damage > that the US primaries > that = than, hopefully... > That is just a sick comparison... Not to distract you from cudgeling Russell, but the untold story of the Cold War is just how expensive nuclear weapons are. For openers, the first four cost in excess of $2 billion, in 1945 USD. 40 years on, something like 30,000 of the things had been produced, for an expenditure that can only be guessed at - Let it be said that a careful examination of US economic statistics over the period reveal an economic black hole - One may suspect the reason... Soviet nukes, of course, cost nothing, since the laws of economics had been repealed in the worker's paradise - Mr. Putin's effort will be more difficult, but it would be foolish to discount Russian aptitude in mathematics & science. What a waste. Jack -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist