New York Times on the Web Forums Science

Missile Defense

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?

Read Debates, a new Web-only feature culled from Readers' Opinions, published every Thursday.

lchic - 11:37pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11950 of 11966)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Is not real .. is ... Israel (erata)

fredmoore - 11:38pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11951 of 11966)

Bbbuck ...

Feeling pretty unappreciated around here?

These wet blankets will still be bitching when Iraq has a model world government and first world incomes for its citizens. However, when North Korea is in the top 10 list of US trading partners I think they will have to call it a day. There is nothing wrong with positivity and it is important to note that good will and high standards for achievement are inherent in all people and not just extant in a few myopic individuals (such as some MD forum regulars).

I am sure Eisenhower knew this and that is why he was so monumentally successful.

Give 'em some Komodo dragon!

LOL

almarst2002 - 11:40pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11952 of 11966)

In an important side note, in the Philippines the Communist Party has gone on record as suggesting that some (not all) of the bombs are being planted by the CIA as a covert action to keep public attention away from the unjust occupation of Iraq. We take these official and public comments seriously, not because we believe them, but because US history has many documented instances of temporary lunacy in both the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where the murder of Americans by Americans has been seriously contemplated--in the 1960's for example, Jim Bamford documents the serious suggestion that Cuban terrorist attacks (including then astronaut and now Senator John Glenn) be staged in the US to justify invasion. At the same time, we have Israel, whose best interests are well served by continuing "intelligence failures" and bombings that enrage the Americans against the Arabs. It would not surprise us to learn that some bombings (especially light-weight bombings, such as the 18 Shell trash cans) were a US-sponsored covert action to pressure a government into improved counter-terrorism support. It would not surprise us to have the Pentagon's new political intelligence unit fabricate intelligence intended to send special operations forces in harms way to plant bombs that have a political rather than a military value. We are at a point where the public cannot trust the information it is being given, and the military cannot trust the guidance it is receiving from the White House and its political appointees. This is a very good time for all intelligence and covert action professionals to carefully question and independently validate any orders they receive that call for violence against civilians, anywhere.

http://www.oss.net/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=1089

bbbuck - 11:42pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11953 of 11966)

Hey mr. fredmoore.

You don't have anything to do on a Saturday night either? How are those science in the news slackers?

Have you caught that whangzhang dude? There's a laugh riot.

lchic - 11:43pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11954 of 11966)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Alex's words seem to carry this message:

USA - could do better!

fredmoore - 11:57pm May 24, 2003 EST (# 11955 of 11966)

Bbbuck ...

It's a wet Sunday arvy here and yes I am cruising.

It seems no one at the SCINews club understands plain english. If the truth be known I suspect Wang has better english that anyone there. His taunt at me using the word 'gentrification' hints at a certain trojan horse mentality. I'm not laughing ... yet.

Hope you are enjoying Saturday Night Live ... a la Komodo dargon.

Without a keen sense of humour life can a bit of a Noshow. I appreciate your contributions.

Cheers

lchic - 12:04am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11956 of 11966)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Ming Kipa Sherpa, 15, had become the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest, after slogging up the last stage of the 8,848-metre peak on Thursday night.

She reached the summit with her 30-year-old sister Lhapka Sherpa. News of her extraordinary achievement filtered down to Everest base camp yesterday morning , as climbers gathered to congratulate another Sherpa, Pemba Dorjie, after he broke the world record for the quickest Everest ascent. (Guardian)

(10 following messages)

New York Times on the Web Forums Science Missile Defense