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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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Solutions that worked well enough for everybody -... by jorian319 - Oct 28, 03 (#15801 of 17168)

"question then is how long can we maintain a... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15802 of 17168)

about 1900 posts ago, I made a concession to ... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15803 of 17168)

... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15804 of 17168)

rshow55 - 02:28pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15800 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15805 of 17168)

MD has proven a great Diplomatic "leveraging"... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15806 of 17168)

RShow55: Will you simply TELL everyone what it... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15807 of 17168)

I made a concession to cantabb , and somehow it... by jorian319 - Oct 28, 03 (#15808 of 17168)

bluestar23 - 02:46pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15802 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15809 of 17168)

Bluestar23 - let's suppose that someone... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15810 of 17168)

higher, lower, up and down problem seems as... by jorian319 - Oct 28, 03 (#15811 of 17168)

Maybe a part of a lot of problems is the way the... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15812 of 17168)

Jorian , I wrote 15810 without seeing your post... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15813 of 17168)

The shortfall, these days, between what is ... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15814 of 17168)

From Jorian's poem: as long as you can stand... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15815 of 17168)

rshow55 - 02:51pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15803 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15816 of 17168)

rshow55 - 02:56pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15804 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15817 of 17168)

Cantabb's 15787... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15818 of 17168)

Or a weaker request - for example a request for... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15819 of 17168)

rshow55 - 03:30pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15814 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15820 of 17168)

15667-9... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15821 of 17168)

Inre: ... by wrcooper - Oct 28, 03 (#15822 of 17168)

Cantabb - you requote this phrase of mine: For... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15823 of 17168)

Jorian , will you deny again, for the record, as... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15824 of 17168)

rshow55 - 03:59pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15818 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15825 of 17168)

Cantabb , will you deny again, for the record, as... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15826 of 17168)

rshow55 - 04:01pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15819 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15827 of 17168)

Cantabb , will you deny again, for the record, as... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15828 of 17168)

I think that there is a public interest ... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15829 of 17168)

rshow55 - 04:13pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15826 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15830 of 17168)

rshow55 - 04:27pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15828 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15831 of 17168)

"The link also included prominent links to the... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15832 of 17168)

Space and Missile Defense Command: SMDC MISSION ... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15833 of 17168)

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?14@13.7bvTbZ5zWOE.2568763@.f28e622/17549 by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15834 of 17168)

Jorian , will you deny again, for the record, as... by jorian319 - Oct 28, 03 (#15835 of 17168)

Cantabb: Why don't you just be nice and do what... by bluestar23 - Oct 28, 03 (#15836 of 17168)

rshow55 - 03:30pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15814 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15837 of 17168)

bluestar23 - 05:41pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15836 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15838 of 17168)

"But he's the one who's trying to weave me in his... by fredmoore - Oct 28, 03 (#15839 of 17168)

as long as you can stand your ground, making... by jorian319 - Oct 28, 03 (#15840 of 17168)

Let's see... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15841 of 17168)

About 500 posts ago, there's some interesting text... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15842 of 17168)

This forum has all the elements of world political... by fredmoore - Oct 28, 03 (#15843 of 17168)

Eisenhower was very concerned about patterns he'd... by rshow55 - Oct 28, 03 (#15844 of 17168)

fredmoore - 06:50pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15839 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15845 of 17168)

rshow55 - 06:57pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15841 of... by cantabb - Oct 28, 03 (#15846 of 17168)

... by lchic - Oct 28, 03 (#15847 of 17168)

Standards - common decency - common provision ... by lchic - Oct 28, 03 (#15848 of 17168)

Titles of books and newspaper headlines are often... by lchic - Oct 28, 03 (#15849 of 17168)

fredmoore - 06:50pm Oct 28, 2003 EST (# 15839 of... by fredmoore - Oct 29, 03 (#15850 of 17168)

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