re the call to space was re clueless szaboisms in article pfj k ab access digex com prb access digex com pat writes in article mar mksol dseg ti com mccall mksol dseg ti com fred j mccall writes it isn t feasible for japan to try to stockpile the amount of oil they would need to run their industries if they did no use nuclear power of course given they export of the gnp what do they do well they don t export anywhere near of their gnp mexico s perhaps but not their own they actually export around the mark similar to most developed countries actually australia exports a larger share of gnp as does the united states i think off hand always likely to be out by a factor of or more though this would be immediately obvious if you thought about it anything serious enough to disrupt the sea lanes for oil will also hose their export routes it is their import routes that count they can do without exports but they couldn t live without imports for any longer than six months if that given they import everything oil is just one more critical commodity too true but one that is unstable and hence a source of serious worry joseph askew joseph askew gauche and proud in the autumn stillness see the pleiades jaskew spam maths adelaide edu remote in thorny deserts fell the grief disclaimer sue see if i care north of our tents the sky must end somwhere actually i rather like brenda beyond the pale the river murmurs on
