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New York Times on the Web Forums Science

Missile Defense

Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

Read Debates, a new Web-only feature culled from Readers' Opinions, published every Thursday.

(17100 previous messages)

Cantabb - 'On Duty' - sort of 'Threaded' aren't... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17101 of 17171)

Seems to me, by Nov 14, this thread may even... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17102 of 17171)

lchic - 02:07pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17101 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17103 of 17171)

"" These guys were a lot farther to the left than... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17104 of 17171)

Picnic preparations are coming along fine... by bbbuck - Nov 10, 03 (#17105 of 17171)

Canttab - came to thread when 'GoodNewsPowell'... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17106 of 17171)

Earth Television and INN... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17107 of 17171)

Rshow: A Eisenhower- Casey Republican, and... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17108 of 17171)

lchic - 02:20pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17106 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17109 of 17171)

How can a 'scale' be an oscillation? by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17110 of 17171)

Earth Television and INN... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17111 of 17171)

lchic - 02:26pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17110 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17112 of 17171)

Doesn't the rainbow link them ... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17113 of 17171)

Jorian, Jorian... by mazza9 - Nov 10, 03 (#17114 of 17171)

Cantabb - when not on 'Powell-Watch' ... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17115 of 17171)

lchic - 02:32pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17113 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17116 of 17171)

Jorian: "Robert's sociological paradigm reminds... by bluestar23 - Nov 10, 03 (#17117 of 17171)

Jorian calls more guys for duty to cover the... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17118 of 17171)

Bluestar: Tarot-card readers ?.. by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17119 of 17171)

FarLeft -- Left -- CenterLeft -- Center --... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17120 of 17171)

lchic - 02:42pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17120 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17121 of 17171)

Unknown -- UnknownKnown -- newKnown -- Known --... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17122 of 17171)

bluestar: 'Fluid bias', Mark Twain once said... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17123 of 17171)

lchic - 02:47pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17122 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17124 of 17171)

"And it's often written by the victors and those... by bluestar23 - Nov 10, 03 (#17125 of 17171)

I once knew a nun - from the 'sisters of the... by bbbuck - Nov 10, 03 (#17126 of 17171)

... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17127 of 17171)

But he's resting up for the BIG PUSH, well... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17128 of 17171)

"the future 'history'" But don't astrologers and... by bluestar23 - Nov 10, 03 (#17129 of 17171)

lchic - 02:52pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17127 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17130 of 17171)

Eg...if I ask an Astrologer why Napoleon met... by bluestar23 - Nov 10, 03 (#17131 of 17171)

'Nobody does it better .... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17132 of 17171)

blue Astrols are fully employed -- Nancy Diana etc... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17133 of 17171)

Cantabb conceded - 'lchic is a world asset' by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17134 of 17171)

Bluestar: Because it's ALL in the stars... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17135 of 17171)

lchic - 02:59pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17134 of... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17136 of 17171)

Rshow's Nap is pretty long -- must have been... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17137 of 17171)

making 'unknown's knowns' ... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17138 of 17171)

Here's a known ---- future needs Here's an... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17139 of 17171)

Here's known - "The technology is ALL there" ... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17140 of 17171)

Here's a second Known -- "NEGOTIATION is complex" ... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17141 of 17171)

.... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17142 of 17171)

More things showalter might have said:"fire is... by jorian319 - Nov 10, 03 (#17143 of 17171)

.... by jorian319 - Nov 10, 03 (#17144 of 17171)

seeing -- red, green and blue dots, with no idea... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17145 of 17171)

Jorian you have it down to a 't' by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17146 of 17171)

Cliches and more cliches: your & Rshow's forte... by cantabb - Nov 10, 03 (#17147 of 17171)

..... by lchic - Nov 10, 03 (#17148 of 17171)

you have it down to a 't' Yes, I do... by jorian319 - Nov 10, 03 (#17149 of 17171)

I've got some posts to catch up on... by rshow55 - Nov 10, 03 (#17150 of 17171)

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