On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, Thomas Lane wrote:

> It's got to be obvious by now that you're confusing the inherent problems of
> political systems with technology. War is a product of states, not
> factories.

And factory technology has been driven by the politics of warfare. ;)

> Whether or not cheap access to raw materials results in war
> depends on the political context, e.g. competitive states or a democratic
> world federation?
>

Harry Veeder