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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?

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lchic - 03:31am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#1 of 35)

Has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful?

Changed from What to Where?

lchic - 03:48am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#2 of 35)

Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts.

One could ask
" What is the author actually saying here?"

lchic - 03:57am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#3 of 35)

In the USA those wishing to debate MD from a technical perspective are threatened wrt removal of their funding .. Postol@MIT for example http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s341915.htm

Why would a Government be paranoid re discussion on their biggest budget item?

lchic - 04:16am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#4 of 35)

lchic - 05:17am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#5 of 35)

casalx "The Collapse of Enron (A Moderated Forum)" 2/27/02 4:43pm

Now we follow a rule made popular by Bismark, "the rule of Blood and Iron."

For Good or Evil, it is the USA who now has the lead in Blood and Iron.

Fiat currency is merely one of the perks!!!

lchic - 05:31am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#6 of 35)

Were Missile Defense a Chess Game .. the players on the board would be ....

lchic - 11:44am Mar 1, 2002 EST (#7 of 35)

I'd opt for:

minds-sets