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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 - 06:56am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13386 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 10/27/02 10:36am "...5280 gisterme... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5313 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@168.rxaEaRFNVJJ^81709@.f28e622/6668

rshow55 10/27/02 1:11pm "...As many, many... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5314 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@168.rxaEaRFNVJJ^81709@.f28e622/6670

lchic 10/28/02 1:17am "...Showalter said he's... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5316 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6672

rshow55 10/28/02 7:28am "...gisterme 10/28/02... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5350 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6709

rshow55 10/28/02 7:28am "...Gisterme goes on to... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5353 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6713

lchic 10/28/02 2:04am "...So why doesn't everyone... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5354 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6714

rshow55 10/28/02 7:29am "...Gisterme points out... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5355 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6715

mazza9 10/28/02 5:48pm "...Who knows, maybe by... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5359 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6719

lchic 10/28/02 4:37pm I "...COUNT..." I'm... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5360 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6720

rshow55 10/28/02 6:16pm "...You've made many... by gisterme - Oct 28, 02 (#5361 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/6721

6001-6300 - November 20 - 26, 2002 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir6001_6300.htm

rshow55 11/5/02 6:22pm "...Let me assume, based... by gisterme - Nov 22, 02 (#6183 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7662

commondata 11/5/02 6:40pm "...So Gisterme knows... by gisterme - Nov 22, 02 (#6186 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7665

Hi Robert... by gisterme - Nov 22, 02 (#6187 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7666

commondata 11/6/02 11:57am "...Where do the... by gisterme - Nov 22, 02 (#6189 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7668

rshow55 11/23/02 9:38am "...We seem to be... by gisterme - Nov 23, 02 (#6220 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7708

6301-6600 - Nov 26 - Dec 14 http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_new_6000s/znDir6301_6600.htm

lunarchick 11/25/02 10:41am "...if the Arab world... by gisterme - Dec 6, 02 (#6358 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7862

rshow55 12/6/02 9:22am "...Someone with rank... by gisterme - Dec 7, 02 (#6364 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/7868

rshow55 12/8/02 7:08pm "...If the Saudi's do not... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6576 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8080

rshow55 12/8/02 9:20pm ...Using the techniques... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6577 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8081

commondata 12/9/02 2:59pm "...An accompanying... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6578 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8082

rshow55 12/9/02 8:46pm "...It wouldn't take too... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6579 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8083

"...So what does the civilized world intend to do... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6580 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8084

rshow55 12/10/02 12:00pm "...I was referred to... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6581 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8085

mazza9 12/11/02 11:27am "...Say to Yemen, "You... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6582 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8086

rshow55 12/11/02 2:27pm "...If people were clear... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6583 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8087

rshow55 12/11/02 2:33pm "...- whether people... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6585 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8089

almarst2002 12/11/02 4:13pm "...A Bush... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6586 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550926@.f28e622/8090

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