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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 - 06:57am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13387 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.

almarst2002 12/11/02 4:50pm "...Osama is a... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6587 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8091

rshow55 12/11/02 5:23pm "...I wonder if you can... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6590 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8094

commondata 12/11/02 7:30pm "...Yet successive... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6591 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8095

mazza9 12/13/02 5:42pm "...Did you notice that... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6594 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8098

gisterme 12/13/02 6:58pm "...Now, my question... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6595 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8099

manjumicha 12/13/02 6:51pm "...What is the... by gisterme - Dec 13, 02 (#6596 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8100

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manjumicha 12/13/02 9:28pm "...Like a big giant... by gisterme - Dec 14, 02 (#6613 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8117

manjumicha 12/13/02 9:28pm "...Btw, you are not... by gisterme - Dec 14, 02 (#6614 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8118

"...experience has shown that sanctions can have a... by gisterme - Dec 14, 02 (#6615 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8119

commondata 12/14/02 5:24am "...Ah Gisterme!.. by gisterme - Dec 14, 02 (#6618 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8122

almarst2002 12/14/02 3:38pm "The power breeds... by gisterme - Dec 14, 02 (#6619 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8123

almarst2002 12/14/02 4:14pm "...Hundreds of... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6620 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8124

lunarchick 12/14/02 8:09pm "...Democarcy for Iraq... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6621 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8125

"...You know, your word games is, frankly... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6623 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8127

manjumicha 12/15/02 12:21am "...North Korean... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6625 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8129

manjumicha 12/15/02 12:39am "...You "think" you... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6627 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8131

manjumicha 12/15/02 1:02am "...I understand it... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6629 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8133

manjumicha 12/15/02 1:08am "I think NK spy subs... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6632 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8136

"...Historically that has been the problem of... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6633 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8137

manjumicha 12/15/02 1:26am "...I mean you don't... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6634 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8138

manjumicha 12/15/02 1:58am "...Equipped with a... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6637 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8141

manjumicha 12/15/02 2:06am "...We are tripping... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6638 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8142

almarst2002 12/14/02 4:01pm "...So, before... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6639 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8143

manjumicha 12/13/02 6:51pm "...The NK's media rep... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6640 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8144

lunarchick 12/15/02 7:26am "...So what's the... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6670 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8174

lunarchick 12/15/02 8:19am "...Bush now has all... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6676 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8180

rshow55 12/15/02 2:38pm "...Maybe N... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6678 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8182

almarst2002 12/15/02 3:14pm "...The head of... by gisterme - Dec 15, 02 (#6680 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5550943@.f28e622/8184

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