Speeding up destruction
From Dr Jeremy Stocker Sir: John Laughland of British Helsinki Human Rights is changing his story, as well as misquoting me (Letters, 23 October). The 'few seconds' [for Nato weapons to reach St Petersburg] of his original article (9 October) has now become a `few minutes'. By next week it could he 'a few hours'. Just what might be the relevance of these seconds, minutes or hours in today's strategic environment he does not explain (the Cold War ended 15 years ago). Nor does he address my other criticisms (Letters, 16 October) of his original, somewhat hysterical polemic. My letter questioned whether his group had nothing better to say. He has, at least, answered that point.
Jeremy Stocker
Centre for Defence & International Security Studies. I lenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
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