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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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rshow55 - 10:45am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11986 of 12022)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Eisenhower was damned if he could figure out a way to avoid it - but knew it was getting him, and the country, into a lot of trouble. And some key things have gone worse since his time. Though the Communists screwed things up even faster than we did - - so we "triumphed" and "were smart."

lchic - 10:45am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11987 of 12022)
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Think 'outside the square' poster .... Paul's there http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2935244.stm

lchic - 10:48am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11988 of 12022)
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'Seen' posting on MD mrPoster and 'seen' often ....

lchic - 10:54am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11989 of 12022)
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Recent figures showed that Germany's economy shrank slightly in the first three months of 2003, as exports weakened in the face of a strong euro and unemployment stayed stubbornly above 4 million.

Tax revenues are also sharply down by 8.7bn euros . . . . http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2936378.stm

lchic - 10:57am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11990 of 12022)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

'Everything old is new again' - Peru

""An ancient water transport system, developed by the Wira people and refined by the Incas, has been restored by the Cusichaca Trust NGO using traditional methods.

Clay, stone, sand, and a certain type of cactus juice, have restored the system of canals and terraces, in turn helping repair the area's shattered economy. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3047421.stm

jorian319 - 11:05am May 25, 2003 EST (# 11991 of 12022)

Another 4-pack. Cool.

I guess it is possible that there are two who have no lives...

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