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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?

almarst-2001 - 10:07pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8482 of 8494)

"On the night of May 15, 1999 — day 53 of the Kosovo War — a flight of American B-2 bombers attacked two industrial facilities in eastern Serbia. Before the raid, under a covert operation dubbed “Matrix,” U.S. and British information warfare specialists used e-mail, faxes and cell phones to forewarn the plant owners of the attack. The warnings had nothing to do with limiting casualties, nor were the targets of great military value. Rather, the operation was designed to send a message to cronies of President Slobodan Milosevic’s enriching themselves through these factories: Prevail upon the Yugoslav leader to withdraw his forces from Kosovo or face further attacks on your sources of income." - http://www.msnbc.com/news/607032.asp

almarst-2001 - 10:13pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8483 of 8494)

The U.S.-China information war - http://www.msnbc.com/news/607031.asp

almarst-2001 - 10:14pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8484 of 8494)

America’s global embrace - http://www.msnbc.com/news/546845.asp

almarst-2001 - 10:18pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8485 of 8494)

Army Shifts to Asia From Europe - http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/8/31/165502.shtml

almarst-2001 - 10:20pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8486 of 8494)

"Unfortunately Macedonia is collateral damage from NATO's intervention in former Yugoslavia and we cannot expect from those who made that error in 1999 to admit it." - http://sg.news.yahoo.com/010903/1/1e2yv.html

almarst-2001 - 10:22pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8487 of 8494)

U.S Air Force and NASA Work Closer on Strategic Space Control - http://www.space.com/news/military_space_010829-1.html

almarst-2001 - 10:27pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8488 of 8494)

China's Taiwan Policy - http://www.csis.org/pacfor/pac0133.htm

almarst-2001 - 10:29pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8489 of 8494)

"Biological Weapons Pose Greatest Threat to Stability in Region" - http://www.csis.org/press/pr01_50.htm

almarst-2001 - 10:39pm Sep 4, 2001 EST (#8490 of 8494)

Deputy CIA Chief on Missile Defense - http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/ddci_speech_08232001.html

Remarks of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence John E. McLaughlin at the 4th Annual Space and Missile Defense Conference, Huntsville, Alabama, August 21, 2001. McLaughlin assesses the threat of missile attacks on the United States and its allies by rogue nations and groups.

lunarchick - 02:24am Sep 5, 2001 EST (#8491 of 8494)
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! above contains the following phrases:

The world our country leads is one of [an outdated assumption?]

the highest priority [begging for cash?]

clearly near the top [wasn't that where JohnPaulGeorgeRingo actually went]

the allure of the ballistic missile [whoops i thought phallic was more male than female]

lower in terms of accuracy, yield, survivability, reliability, and range-payload capability [going backwards ?]

possibility that a missile bearing a weapon of mass destruction will be used against US forces or interests is higher today than it was during most of the Cold War [raises question as to when and why a missile would be used]

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