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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

gisterme - 08:50pm May 11, 2001 EST (#3721 of 3725)

gisterme: "For how many hundred centuries was the wheel too big of a technology problem to solve?"

Shwoalter: "...Shortly after people had clear ideas about how to build a wheel, they had wheels nearly as good as the ideas -- but it took a lot of time to get the ideas straight.

I agree with your point that once the idea is straight, things can go really fast. The current technology revolution attests to that.

gisterme - 08:55pm May 11, 2001 EST (#3722 of 3725)

lunarchick wrote: "...Who were the guys in charge back then ?"

Stalin and Truman, I think, Lunarchick.

gisterme - 09:02pm May 11, 2001 EST (#3723 of 3725)

lunarchick wrote: .... how many seats have gone so far at the UN .. expect more to fall!

Who cares? Here's an example of what almarst was talking about WRT morals. Seats are decided by votes. If a vote doesn't go the way the US likes, then why should it whine and complain? If it has somehow been robbed, that will become apparent over time, if not, where's the beef?

I'll delcare that those Republican congressmen can sometimes be their own worst enemies.

gisterme - 09:12pm May 11, 2001 EST (#3724 of 3725)

lunarchick wrote: "...GI - keep saying 'America is the most powerful nation on earth' and other earthlings will think the US is getting too up itself and take it down a peg..."

Those other earthlings must already think that, lunarchick, because they act so like jealous children at times. However I think it was somebody else that made the statement about "most powerful" you're referring to. almarst has said that a couple of times.

gisterme - 09:14pm May 11, 2001 EST (#3725 of 3725)

Bye for now.

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