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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 - 12:03am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11314 of 11500)
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Differences Male Female brain - take the test

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,937913,00.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life

fredmoore - 06:53am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11315 of 11500)

'Wow these Fred-words fit in with peceptions on MD '

Dawny.

You forget ... I was commenting on a link posted by yourself!

Besides, unconscionable overdevelopment in NYC makes for weaknesses which attract terrorists and perhaps missiles. A worthy DEFENSE is to outlaw 'GOVINC' or 'GOVCORP' corruption which makes for rich mayors/governors and poor defenceless citizens indeed.

lchic - 08:59am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11316 of 11500)
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I merely transposed and transformed

lchic - 09:02am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11317 of 11500)
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The panda yawned ... the Peacock blinked

"" The first suspected cases of Sars were today reported in Australia and India, as signs emerged that the Chinese government was beginning to admit the extent of the deadly disease in the country. Universities in China's capital, Beijing, announced they had cancelled some classes in a bid to prevent the spread of the potentially fatal flu-like virus. The Chinese government also admitted for the first time that the outbreak could damage China's economic growth.

lchic - 09:04am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11318 of 11500)
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SARS - India

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sars/story/0,13036,938666,00.html

lchic - 09:07am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11319 of 11500)
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"" The chic retailer, best known for its distinctive beige check coats and handbags, admitted it had experienced a "sharp and sudden" drop in sales in Hong Kong in the last two weeks of March after the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) first hit the locality.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sars/story/0,13036,937690,00.html

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Seems SARS should be thought about - strategically!

lchic - 09:52am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11320 of 11500)
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Anti-war protestors

could be

Pro-something

.... even cops would understand this!

jorian319 - 10:55am Apr 17, 2003 EST (# 11321 of 11500)

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