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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 - 01:59pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14668 of 14684)

rshow55 - 11:25am Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14635 of 14639)

NO appeasement - we're doing statistics here - and doing a demonstration of how "explosive fights" happen - and go on and on.

What statistics can you do without hard facts ?

Asking questions is NOT “fighting” ? Are you still imagining your teen activity (mentioned here, as usual, quite a few times) ?

Suggestion: Search "agree to disagree."

You agree/disagree on something concrete, palpable. I have NOT heard yet on : what you’ve been doing here and substantiation of your claims. So, there’s NOTHING there to agree/disagree on. And, I’ve been asking for something so that I can decide on agree/disagree and on what grounds !

I tried to do that with Cooper - and he insisted on going on fighting - unless I agreed that I was the bad guy - and my wife and I just didn't feel that way. So what could have been a resolution wasn't.

Take it up with Cooper, and see if your version matches his.

That's an essential question we have to learn to answer routinely - and successfully - if we're to sort out some very large messes. I have no apologies (or anyway, not too many) about making the point here.

That’s NOT the “essential question” I've been asking about your activities and claims – something defined that two people can agree/disagree on. This you have NOT provided.

The point is directly relevant to things that have gone on, and are going on, and have to go on, at the UN and everywhere else where conflict is a problem

Not really. And you've NOT shown how !

cantabb - 02:04pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14669 of 14684)

WrCooper:

Good effort on explaining it to fredmoore.

[Just to let you know that I do like your thoughtful posts; you give something to evaluate, agree with it or not. This is "irregardless" of our differences].

lchic - 02:19pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14670 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

US Missile Defense Based Security Strategy is Diametrically Opposed to US Security Interests

by The Union of Concerned Scientists, June 23, 2003

The extraordinary US gov't emphasis on missile defense represents misplaced priorities. To achieve real security, The United States needs Russian and Chinese cooperation on a range of non-proliferation and security issues. Getting that cooperation will be easier if the United States does not proceed with a missile defense program that Russia and China find potentially threatening. And China appears likely to build up its long-range nuclear arsenal in response to deployment of US missile defenses. ........ http://nuclearfree.lynx.co.nz/diaopposed.htm (Postal)

Earth's first PEACE TREATY

Remses II of Egypt and Hattusilis of the Hittites, 1269 BC http://www3.unesco.org/iycp/ Ashok Sharma, Wpnd-India

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lchic - 02:33pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14671 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

May be that world leader's 'dogs' are key to world peace ...

""A boy and his dog In an informal experiment, a boy named Josh and his dog Mabel demonstrate how one heart field can calm another heart down. IHM researchers monitored the heart rhythms of both the dog and the boy. Researchers had Mabel enter a room by herself. Her heart rhythms were very jagged and erratic. Then Josh entered the room and greeted Mabel—petting her and emotionally bonding with her. At this point Mabel´s heart rhythms made a significant shift, synchronizing with Josh´s heart rhythms. Mabel´s rhythms stayed very close to Josh´s rhythms throughout their visit. When Josh got up and left the room, Mabel´s heart rhythms clearly shifted again, becoming very spiked and jagged (see graphic page 4). Although the experiment was not a formal study, it appears that Josh´s calm heart field connected with Mabel´s heart, helping her to feel secure and relaxed.

lchic - 02:40pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14672 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

http://www.hans-hass.de/Englisch/First_Handshake_with_Moby_Dick/First_Handshake_with_Moby_Dick.html

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