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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 - 04:02pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14553 of 14616)
"Statements on frequently important subjects are interesting." -rshow55

my guess is he's a hack who's paid to 'sit' here

Only the Shadow knows! (Well, I know too, but who's gonna believe an accused shill?)

Thanks, loonie.

lchic - 04:08pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14554 of 14616)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

500 million population in NEW (to be) trading block ASIA

jorian319 - 04:13pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14555 of 14616)
"Statements on frequently important subjects are interesting." -rshow55

500 million population in NEW (to be) trading block ASIA

Unless they launch a missile attack on us, eh, loonie? Otherwise, cool! More upside potential!

rshow55 - 04:21pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14556 of 14616)
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.

Jorian - so far - nothing by you on missile defense - not even a whiff in the first 45 I've read - but some interesting stuff, all the same.

I liked a lot about them from the first posts

jorian319 - 04:11pm Mar 20, 2003 EST (# 10269 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.97ZObps8LS2.1117272@.f28e622/11816

"IMO it is equally regrettable that those who denounce our attack on Iraq are called traitors or "pro-Saddam", and that those who condone it are called "pro-war". I am sure that the vast majority of Americans who are opposed to our attack on Iraq are not traitorous in any sense, and I am absolutely certain that almost nobody supporting the attack is "pro-war".

"These rhetorical devices cause people who could benefit from unity, to talk past each other and turn differences in persective into false ethical gulfs.

" How many Frenchmen does it take to defend Paris? Nobody knows - it hasn't been tried."

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The quote from Tufte just after may entertain journalists, too.

Jorian319 , I can see I haven't made my case about the usefulness of loop tests - and the importance of looking carefully at frequently occuring things that are screwing up from your point of view - - but looking at your posts - I can see your a person worth trying to convince.

klsanford0 - 04:22pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14557 of 14616)

I notice R M showalter is not posting @ this time, is he taking a day off from the heat? Or has he been momentarily institutionalized?

klsanford0 - 04:23pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14558 of 14616)

How unfortunate to have been proved so instantly wrong.....

klsanford0 - 04:26pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14559 of 14616)

I agree with Cantabb and Bluestar....a more-or-less official anti-Showalter Front must form to stop his spamming.

klsanford0 - 04:29pm Oct 7, 2003 EST (# 14560 of 14616)

rshow55: "Jorian - so far - nothing by you on missile defense - not even a whiff in the first 45 I've read"

How dare rshow55 make such a statement? What a disgusting liar and Hypocrite.

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