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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.

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You poor, pathetic little fool, Showalter....if... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16351 of 17171)

embedding 'Selling is what politicians always... by lchic - Nov 3, 03 (#16352 of 17171)

For some reason, an old Glen Campbell song comes... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16353 of 17171)

lchic - 12:11pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16352 of 16353)... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16354 of 17171)

... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16355 of 17171)

I can't believe it...I leave for five minutes and... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16356 of 17171)

"Win-win solutions do happen... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16357 of 17171)

... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16358 of 17171)

rshow55 - 12:22pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16355 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16359 of 17171)

rshow55 - 12:22pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16355 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16360 of 17171)

rshow55 - 12:48pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16358 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16361 of 17171)

"I wrote a pretty straight response." Isn't that... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16362 of 17171)

"I'm unable to function because of the place the... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16363 of 17171)

Showalter has declared unequivocally that he is ... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16364 of 17171)

Cantabb: You're being too nice to these guys,... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16365 of 17171)

Bluestar: You're probably right... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16366 of 17171)

Who's Who ... by lchic - Nov 3, 03 (#16367 of 17171)

Missile Defense Made Simple: All we have to do is... by jorian319 - Nov 3, 03 (#16368 of 17171)

Well, Jorian, that is a simple posting... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16369 of 17171)

!.. by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16370 of 17171)

Post above begs for more dissembly by C&B... by jorian319 - Nov 3, 03 (#16371 of 17171)

That wasn't a problem involving the New York Times... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16372 of 17171)

Two guarantees: 1) They could not care less... by jorian319 - Nov 3, 03 (#16373 of 17171)

"The NYT had quite a big role in getting me into a... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16374 of 17171)

Missile Defense Made Simple: All we have to do... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16375 of 17171)

Showalter is retreating into his most convoluted,... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16376 of 17171)

Hi, all- We're actually going to be closing this... by katetimes - Nov 3, 03 (#16377 of 17171)

rshow55 - 05:05pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16369 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16378 of 17171)

rshow55 - 05:16pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16372 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16379 of 17171)

katetimes - 06:31pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16377 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16380 of 17171)

B;uestar23: Do you think "IGNORE" would have... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16381 of 17171)

Well, what do you think now, Showalter...you have... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16382 of 17171)

No worry... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16383 of 17171)

The "Corpus"..Oh, the "Corpus"...is it in safe... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16384 of 17171)

You can bet Showalter will re-appear in a matter... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16385 of 17171)

bluestar23 - 06:54pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16382 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16386 of 17171)

bluestar23 - 07:04pm Nov 3, 2003 EST (# 16385 of... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16387 of 17171)

I'm interested in Showalter's thinking: Why did... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16388 of 17171)

"another way he is not 'permitted to function.'" ... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16389 of 17171)

Psychwar/Casablanca = most like refuge... by cantabb - Nov 3, 03 (#16390 of 17171)

Will the important team of lchic/rshow be broken... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16391 of 17171)

rshow55 is silent...... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16392 of 17171)

Will the echoing Cantabbulator be shut down .... by lchic - Nov 3, 03 (#16393 of 17171)

Bluestar23 asks: "Do you think this harms your... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16394 of 17171)

Your plaything is gone lchic...time to go... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16395 of 17171)

Showalter: Where are you going to go to connect... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16396 of 17171)

rshow: "I'd been hoping for that decision (to... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16397 of 17171)

rshow55: "NO FAIR connecting those dots in... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16398 of 17171)

There's quite a lot of material organized at ... by rshow55 - Nov 3, 03 (#16399 of 17171)

But Showalter...you haven't explained any of the... by bluestar23 - Nov 3, 03 (#16400 of 17171)

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