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Yes, I suppose empathy is the right word; my mistake. Chapter by chapter I keep thinking, "You moron, you know SDI won't work!", but I can see that he was like a really nice grandpa who, based on his diaries, appears to have had good intentions, but was blind to the reality of the situation. I also respect Robert Gates a little less than I did previously, having only been familiar with his time as Sec'y of Defense under Bush/Obama. I wasn't aware of his involvement in the hawkish wing of the nuclear arms race.