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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?

rshowalter - 07:22am Jun 4, 2001 EST (#4488 of 4489)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

People see things differently in a deep sense.
MD1074-1075 rshowalter 3/16/01 12:58pm quotes an important (and entertaining) passage from THE STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTIONS 2nd Ed. by Thomas S. Kuhn.

The passage comes at the end of Chapter 6 “Anomaly and the Emergence of Scientific Discoveries”

It bears reading when we think about how careful we have to be in decision making concerning nuclear weapons and military balances, considering both the history of what has happened, and the stakes for us all.

rshowalter - 07:24am Jun 4, 2001 EST (#4489 of 4489)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Some paradigm shifting seems to be occurring in the circles where gisterme works and interacts.

That is useful. But what has been said, and done, should not be forgotten. Because if it is remembered, the possibilities of real peace are now very great.

Only lies and frauds stand in the way of major advances now.

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