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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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lchic - 02:47pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14673 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

The first handshake looked stiff and awkward, but after well over an hour of talks they came out smiling with Mr Bush inviting the Russian leader to visit his ranch in Texas.

Mr Bush described their meeting as straightforward and effective.

He said it was time to move beyond Cold War attitudes, away from mutually assured destruction towards mutually earned respect.

"I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straight forward and trustworthy and we had a very good dialogue.

"I was able to get a sense of his soul.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1392791.stm

lchic - 02:59pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14674 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

USA | ""public trust in the media has collapsed since the mid-1970s, when around seven in 10 Americans said they had confidence in TV and newspaper outlets.

"This perhaps reflected public approval of the news media's role in uncovering the Watergate abuses of power," suggested Gallup.

Today, a little over half of Americans have a "great deal or fair amount" of confidence in the news media, which is less trusted than any of the three branches of government.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1058680,00.html

lchic - 03:03pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14675 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

CNN's star reporter, Christiane Amanpour, said her own network was "intimidated" by the Bush administration in its coverage of the war in Iraq.

She said CNN had been "muzzled" by a combination of the White House and the high-profile success of Fox News.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,1058680,00.html

lchic - 03:11pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14676 of 14684)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

"" Harper's magazine publisher John MacArthur, that same image of U.S. military victory is also indicative of a propaganda campaign being waged by the Bush administration.

"It was absolutely a photo-op created for (U.S. President George W.) Bush's re-election campaign commercials," MacArthur said in an interview. "CNN, MSNBC and Fox swallowed it whole."

http://www.tjm.org/articles/msg00095.html

jorian319 - 03:15pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14677 of 14684)
"Statements on frequently important subjects are interesting." -rshow55

Ooooh lookie - more Guardian crap from the guardian of The Guardian. Disgusting.

Will,

Re: signatures, I don't think it would do to just have some kind of "hot" nosecone separate at boost. It would lack key features like superhot trail of gasses etc. You'd have to have actual "live" burning rockets, which would be difficult (but not impossible) to accomplish.

I think the bottom line is that the advantage goes to the attacker if all else is equal. In the case of the USA, all else is not likely to be equal.

FTR, I think there is much greater threat from a "suitcase nuke" or cargo-container nuke than from a missile-borne one.

cantabb - 03:20pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14678 of 14684)

lchic - 02:33pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14671 of 14677)

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

lchic - 02:40pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14672 of 14677)

lchic - 02:59pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14674 of 14677)

U> SA | ""public trust in the media has collapsed since the mid-1970s, ...

lchic - 03:03pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14675 of 14676)

CNN's star reporter, Christiane Amanpour, said her own network was "intimidated" by the Bush administration...

lchic - 03:11pm Oct 8, 2003 EST (# 14676 of 14676)

"" Harper's magazine publisher John MacArthur, that same image of U.S. military victory is also indicative of a propaganda campaign being waged by the Bush administration.

Thes unsolicited postings: Nothing to do with MD or related issues.

"It got understood and exposed"

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