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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,