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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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jorian319 - 02:14pm Sep 29, 2003 EST (# 14127 of 14128)
The dogmatism is all on the side that maintains there is no global climate effect ...Anyone who has visited a city like LA on a nice smog filled day knows that's not true. -amzingdrx

The answers that are needed have to be formed - and they involve both logical and emotional barriers to the achievement of good and stable "end games" - or trajectories - in negotiation.

Translation: Do the right thing.

Between the lines: I have a deep need to be recognized as an influential, benificent force in the evolution of today's society, but cannot present any solutions, so I content myself with using far more words than necessary to say things everybody already knows.

rshow55 - 02:26pm Sep 29, 2003 EST (# 14128 of 14128)
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.

If everybody actually knew those things when it mattered we'd sort out the problems that now stump us.

For example - I adressed you specifically, Jorian - in 14114 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.UX51b79TJF5.2584223@.f28e622/15820

Was I saying something you already know? Would it be easy for us to cooperate if, by chance, you wanted to?

( I'm not asking to be liked, just now - but asking would you know how ? )

I think, even if you wanted to avoid it - you'd be likely - pretty often - to react in just the opposite way from the way needed.

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