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Dhat's true, except thatat leaves the one mator question,

Whet about our secrety,

the fabri

of soucety atself,

will that sursive’

Qur structures, our equipment, cur skiths, our people, our land, our
resources, all of theae wall survive enough so that ifthe will and the
social structure stirvaves,

we can come back,

[don't think we're

talking about poring vacr tu $400; Pthink we're talking about going
back tu bed0oor at worst £829 in terms of the economy,
GOBSON

Dr.

PFavlor,

an connection with these estimates,

pecially those oto much lurger attacks,
of casalization,

es-

when you talk about the end

the end of civilization in the world is one thing; the

end of the United States, whichis a Limited thing, a more lirnited
consideration, is another thing, Is this consideraticn impossible or
ruled out by the authors of these studies? Thats, if you're going to
kill, so...
TAYLOR:

LI don't believe that even they know because it's sort of

an wunponderable question, What will society do urider these very
different, very new situations’ [Tf it's really so chat evervbocy will
comevut,

whereser heirs,

and sav,

‘Yes,

Ewould rather be dead’,

and just lie down and die... ..
HEMLER:
DOBSON

And the resources”
My question was simply this:

Is it a ridiculous idea

that essentially all the American populatio. can be killed by a very
jarge nuclear exchange’
TAYLOR:

No,

Idon't thank it's a ridtcuious idea but T think it's

not a possibility with the forces that now exist in the worid,
WARREN

Given another ten years, that woule be different,

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