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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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cantabb - 03:20pm Oct 2, 2003 EST (# 14231 of 14245)

fredmoore - 01:37pm Oct 2, 2003 EST (# 14229 of 14229)

Cantabb, Try posting something on MD or KAEP as an MD alternative.

Have been asking the VERY same of the "regulars," including you ! And what have they been doing on-topic for the past 2-plus years? That is, before my first post here, 2 weeks ago.

Why interest now ON-Topic material ? [Did you ever think about it before my reminders? ]. Did you ask rshow55 and others to try to post something on "MD or KAEP as an MD alternative" ? Or, other posters who have been here "long enough" ?

For the past 2 weeks, I've just been responding to posts addressed to me [including the first immediate reaction from you].

Don't you have anything constructive to bring to this forum?

What do you think I've been doing ? Asking the regulars, including you, to focus on something on-topic, and turn it back from what they have turned this NYT Forum into ? NOT constructive enough ? ANYTHING similarly “constructive” from you. School yard, ain't it ! Neither is unceasing rambling on extraneous matters.

PS Nice 'duck out' of your Dickens blunder.

What “blunder”? [Look up dictionary !]

In fact, the "blunder" was YOURS: An analogy that did NOT apply to me or the situation. Did NOT make sense, did not work. Did she openly confront, as I’ve done ? Go check the analogy. And what “revenge” here ? He hasn’t done anything that I know of to harm me ? So, What’s there to “revenge” ? Just because he did not respond to MY questions ? What nonsense !

PS2 The best way to effect a change in Rshow is to lead by example and post on Topic. That's what I and others on this forum do whenever we get the opportunity.

You and have been taken on a ride with him. That's NOT "lead by example" ! Neither is the school-yard you remain in.

You think the "opportunity" to “lead” was that infrequent here ? I thought you have been defending the Forum as it is and has been used.

What a cop-out.

jorian319 - 06:54pm Oct 2, 2003 EST (# 14232 of 14245)
"You know I'm an idiot like you know evolution is true" - - James Nienhuis

No need to apologize for being poor, Robert. My personal feeling about that is that, having been rich/poor/rich/poor/rich, some of my best memories come from the poorest years. Unfortunately, it does make a currency wager out of the question. And we still need gisterme's acquiescnece to settle the bet through an intermediary.

I haven't lost interest in it, though. I just have to figure out how to make it hurt you appropriately when you lose the bet, without inflicting anything on your significant others or innocent bystanders.

rshow55 - 07:51pm Oct 2, 2003 EST (# 14233 of 14245)
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.

What in your view ought we to bet on?

What is it that I said that you're angry about?

Exactly?

fredmoore - 08:03pm Oct 2, 2003 EST (# 14234 of 14245)

Cabtabb,

I see your 'What nonsense' and raise that by a:

Your assertions are Preposterous! and meant to conceal your failings and ignoble ambitions.

You know the best thing about a schoolyard: It's an important part of a place of learning. And the Lesson for today is How BEST to achieve World Preace? How best to defend a nation from Missiles and other forms of attack?

Curriculum:

Part A: the Construction of Hi-tech Missiles, explosives, lasers, beam generators, guidance systems, sensors, computers, system integrations and secret service operations to bring together at any cost a system that will detect any/all incoming Ballistic missiles and destroy it/them before they reach targets in the USA or its allies or its interests.

Part B: First, answer the question: "Who are we and What do we want?" The answer is EMERGY .. and ... that starts with 'E' and that rhymes with 'KEY' and that starts with 'K' and that stands for .... 'KAEP'. That's A Kyoto Alternative Energy Protocol. A gently staged program for ALL nations to explore what it is that people really want and then deliver it without interference in national sovereignty and with a long term continuance of world wide cooperation in attaining sustainable ENERGY and SECURITY in place of petty rivalries.

Class starts in 30 minutes.

The first student to utter preposterous or nonsense will be sent to NK for reorientation.

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