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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?
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lunarchick
- 08:03pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4925
of 4935)
lunarchick@www.com
http://www.ashoka.org/fellows/social_entrepreneur.cfm
almarst-2001
- 08:07pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4926
of 4935)
Some info:
Pledging 'No First Strike': A Step Toward Real WMD
Cooperation - http://www.armscontrol.org/ACT/March01/lodal.html
And this is some on "first strike" (the last paragraph): - http://www.armscontrol.org/ACT/novdec97/pdd.htm
"In this context, Bell explained that it is U.S. policy not to
use nuclear weapons first against any state except in three cases.
First, "if a state that we are engaged in conflict with is a
nuclear-capable state, we do not necessarily intend to wait until
that state uses nuclear weapons first--we reserve the right to use
nuclear weapons first in a conflict whether its CW [chemical
weapons], BW [biological weapons] or for that matter conventional
[weapons]," he said. Under the second scenario, Bell said the United
States reserves the right to use nuclear weapons first "if a state
is not a state in good standing under the Non-Proliferation Treaty
or an equivalent international convention." Finally, he said if a
state attacks the United States, its allies or its forces "in
alliance" with a nuclear-capable state, then the United States
reserves the right to use nuclear weapons first, even if that state
is not a nuclear-capable state and is in good standing under the
NPT..."
How many Harward Law School lawers do we need to understand this
answer? Or is it my English Language problem;)
dirac_10
- 08:08pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4927
of 4935)
The one thing we can expect is the unexpected.
We might not know what to expect, but at least we will be
expecting it.
Donald Rumsfeld
almarst-2001
- 08:14pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4928
of 4935)
dirac_10
6/12/01 7:18pm
Russian lunched the first "sputnik". And decided to "spare" the
Americans.
However, I have never met a Russian who is proud of this. I
believe, the one who would even contemplate such thing would be
considered a lunatic and severly mentally ill in Russia that I know.
Little do they (Russians) know how many "proud american patriots"
like Dirac can be found here;)
If I knew, I would lost my sleep back then growing up in USSR.
Thank you, Dirac, for saving my life. I promise never to forget
it;)
lunarchick
- 08:15pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4929
of 4935)
lunarchick@www.com
eurasia
lunarchick
- 08:18pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4930
of 4935)
lunarchick@www.com
The Nazi scientists were headed by a keen 'rocket' scientist ...
he didn't like Hitler, but money, got a team together ... after the
war this team went to both Russia and the USSR.
Historically the Nazis won the space race ..
lunarchick
- 08:20pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4931
of 4935)
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..... or did they .... i'll correct this to ...
Historically INVESTMENT won the space race! The sputnik was
a return on investment. Here the Russians were 'first' because they
focused moving forward on the do-ables.
almarst-2001
- 08:22pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4932
of 4935)
dirac_10
6/12/01 7:49pm
A lot of people may not know about lasers. But many do.
That makes me wonder "Why no one thought about an possible
accidental laser fire as the reason of downing the TWA flight 800?
That could explain the line of light so many witnessed as well as
a lack of traces of explosives.
Well, I quess it will not take more then 50 years to declassify
that one;)
lunarchick
- 08:23pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4933
of 4935)
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EuroBwsh : saying the
death penalty is a deterrent when the USA states
that don't have it have fewer murders than the state that do!
lunarchick
- 08:26pm Jun 12, 2001 EST (#4934
of 4935)
lunarchick@www.com
Cold War goes on in North Korea .. which is throwing money into
MD
on a social level the North/South Koreans who are the same
family have FAILED to communicate with each other, family members,
over the past 50 years, the SHOW of communication a few months
back when a few were wheeled to meet relatives .. was just that -
a show! So who in NK SK is FAILING to improve communications - and
why ?
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