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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 - 10:20am May 6, 2003 EST (# 11478 of 11500)
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A North Korean cargo ship and its 26 crew have been held in Australia since last month on charges stemming from the alleged narcotics deal involving 50kg of pure heroin.

"This is part of Washington's moves to increase the international pressure on the DPRK (North Korea)," an unnamed North Korean foreign ministry spokesman told state-run Korean Central News Agency.

"The DPRK government has consistently been opposed to the misuse and smuggling of drugs and has nothing to do with the recent case."

The North's official claimed that both the US and Australian governments "are now engrossed in the false propaganda"

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,6392829%5E1702,00.html

mazza9 - 10:29am May 6, 2003 EST (# 11479 of 11500)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

North Korea states that it has 100 ICBMs armed with nuclear weapons. It threatens our cities and citizens. Is this sufficent reason for a missile defense system? Personally, I believe a regime change is in order. I don't believe that either Japan or China or South Korea wants a plain of nuclear glass on their border.

Time for Kim to join Saddam on the ash heap of history.

lchic - 03:04pm May 6, 2003 EST (# 11480 of 11500)
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China saw 'health expenditure' as a cost, rather than a necessary service. It took funding from health over past 20 years. (Funding went to 'commerce' - people had no value)

China - belatedly - has said it will treat SARS cases for free.

The people of China have completely lost faith in their non-truthful tyranical monolithic 'party'.

www.bbbnews.com analysis May6th,2003

lchic - 03:15pm May 6, 2003 EST (# 11481 of 11500)
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Ro_tten thanks for your question

Note may last post on NK was a follow-up to previous post. Giving a viewpoint with a response from NK to that media viewpoint.

If North Korean Government are raising funds via the sale of drugs into Australia - then that country is morally bereft, a drug terrorist.

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Burma - police on Thai border traffic drugs into Thailand. Thai police 'shoot' drug dealers. Thai s can't clean up their country unless Burma acts.

www.abc.net.au Foreign Correspondant 6May2003

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Countries that have no moral code

That have nuclear weapons

are nuclear-time-bombs waiting to blow ?!?

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Nuclear scientists have concerns in countries without standards that the materials are stolen, are in the hands of terrorists.

Nuclear materials - Iraq - have been stolen from sites previously monitored by UN. The question is where is it, and how will it be used?

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jorian319 - 04:41pm May 6, 2003 EST (# 11482 of 11500)

Sorry Luna - you'll probably have to read it to him. Ro_tten is one of the stupidest trolls ever to visit here.

lchic - 04:45am May 7, 2003 EST (# 11483 of 11500)
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Storage containers for food - going cheap - in Iraq ... have Nuclear Hazzard logi painted on them

Seems folks buy into anything --- even an early death!

lchic - 04:51am May 7, 2003 EST (# 11484 of 11500)
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China has a problem re insufficient water to enable suicing of sewage ... consequently urine & solids may go into the sewage ---- but --- my_China_dolls tell, that the paper that wipes, is posted into a separate container.

Herein is a problem re the containment of SARS.

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