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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 - 06:52am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13383 of 13402)
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.

rshow55 3/1/02 7:07pm "...Very serious efforts to... by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1244 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1591

lchic 4/11/02 4:47am "...Bush has the leash, his... by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1246 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1593

lchic 4/11/02 5:52am Robert may be a-dreamin',... by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1248 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1595

And you've taken the bait, hook, line and sinker. by gisterme - Apr 11, 02 (#1249 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1596

rshow55 4/10/02 6:40pm "...QUESTIONS: : " How... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1280 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1631

gisterme 4/12/02 3:00am (continued) Questions... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1281 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1632

lchic 4/12/02 1:45am "Palestinian Saga... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1282 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1633

lchic 4/12/02 6:20am "America has two crisis... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1295 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1649

almarst-2001 4/12/02 1:24pm "...The military is... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1296 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1650

lchic 4/12/02 3:16pm "...Australians are being... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1300 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1655

lchic 4/12/02 3:36pm "...The problem with America... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1313 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1671

lchic 4/12/02 3:36pm "...It's looking more and... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1314 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1672

gisterme 4/12/02 5:21pm (continued in response to... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1315 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1673

gisterme 4/12/02 5:23pm (continued in response to... by gisterme - Apr 12, 02 (#1316 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1674

lchic 4/13/02 1:36am "...Louie's marching orders... by gisterme - Apr 13, 02 (#1324 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1685

rshow55 4/12/02 6:59pm You've joined lchic in the... by gisterme - Apr 13, 02 (#1325 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/1686

2101-2400 - May 8-27, 2002 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir2101_2400.htm

Been away a while... by gisterme - May 10, 02 (#2136 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/2652

gisterme 5/10/02 3:44am (continued) I think the... by gisterme - May 10, 02 (#2137 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/2653

lchic 5/10/02 9:18am "Missiles used only in... by gisterme - May 13, 02 (#2179 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/2707

rshow55 5/11/02 6:38pm "...If you could make this... by gisterme - May 13, 02 (#2180 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/2708

4501-4800 - Septemer 24 - October 11 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir4501_4800.htm

rshow55 10/1/02 6:52pm "...Groups of people go... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4706 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5954

rshow55 10/2/02 4:33pm I liked your quote from... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4707 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5955

I've only had time to browse a couple of hundred... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4709 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5957

Continued... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4710 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5958

almarst2002 10/2/02 2:00pm "One could wonder,... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4711 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5959

rshow55 10/2/02 8:28pm "...Perhaps my duty now is... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4718 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5969

lchic 10/2/02 8:30pm "...I recall the time when... by gisterme - Oct 2, 02 (#4721 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550858@.f28e622/5974

lchic 10/2/02 9:03pm "...Car

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