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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:19:45 -0800
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:37:58 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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>On Mon, 13 Jan 2025, Paul S Person wrote:
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>> On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:05:55 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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>>>
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>>> On Sun, 12 Jan 2025, Paul S Person wrote:
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>>>> On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:46:29 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 11 Jan 2025, Paul S Person wrote:
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>>>> <snippo>
>>>>
>>>>>> People who are panicked can do things that would otherwise make no
>>>>>> sense.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Putins button would be located on his bedside table I would =
agree with you.
>>>>> It is not, and an order needs to go through many levels, by design,=
 before any
>>>>> rockets fly. It would be a more or less risk free way to finish the=
 war quickly.
>>>>
>>>> Never having been in Putin's current location, I have no idea where
>>>> the button is. I can only hope you are correct.
>>>>
>>>> I'm fairly sure the US President is one door and one military =
officer
>>>> away from access to the codes that launch the missiles, however.
>>>
>>> Maybe. I would be surprised however, if the US process, also does not
>>> involve numerous steps and numerous people along the way.
>>
>> It probably does.
>>
>> Unless, of course, "Wing Attack Plan R" is still a valid plan.
>>
>
>What is Wing Attack Plan R? Sounds sinister!

It's the War Plan that allows General Jack D. Ripper to have his
strategic bomber wing attack Russia /without/ any input at all, never
mind permission or orders, from his superiors.

In the film /Dr. Strangelove/, it is said to have been created to
allow retaliation after a very thorough decapitation strike.

You really need to see the classics ...
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"