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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?

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cantabb - 11:03am Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13838 of 13846)

One of the ways to express one's appreciation for this thread would be to post on-topic, without the endlesslessly repetitious, unfocused ramblings.

jorian319 - 12:36pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13839 of 13846)

Great stuff manju, fred & gisterme!

jorian319 - 12:38pm Sep 22, 2003 EST (# 13840 of 13846)

Looks like someone inadvertantly opened rottenburger's cage during the week...

Robbie, don't you know you're wasting your time? NYT will have your spam gone by tomorrow!

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