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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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fredmoore - 09:13am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14966 of 14980)

Cantabb,

You can either WAKEUP one day and hear the missiles raining down or you can wake up one day and feel the electric power from the sun and the earth's core directly permeating your very being.

We all know your choice! We all know your belligerence!

The equations are thus:

300million Rules 6billion ===== CRASH BANG

6Billion Rules 6Billion ===== LONG PROSPEROUS FUTURE

KAEP: 300million/6Billion >>>>>>converting slowly but steadily >>>>> 6BILLION/6BILLION

cantabb - 09:35am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14967 of 14980)

fredmoore - 09:13am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14966 of 14966)

Cantabb, You can either WAKEUP one day and hear the missiles raining down or you can wake up one day and feel the electric power from the sun and the earth's core directly permeating your very being.

The question was: relationship between KAEP & MD -- IF you can explain it, that is....

We all know your choice! We all know your belligerence!

"Belligerence" ? Wasn't that from YOU, right from your very first to me here ?

Forget that ?

The equations are thus:

300million Rules 6billion ===== CRASH BANG

6Billion Rules 6Billion ===== LONG PROSPEROUS FUTURE

KAEP: 300million/6Billion >>>>>>converting slowly but steadily >>>>> 6BILLION/6BILLION

Take all this a Rally !

Again, relationship between KAEP & MD as relates to the Science Forum ?

This you have NOT yet defined. Unless it was hidden in your schoolyard/barnyard !

cantabb - 09:36am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14968 of 14980)

"Take all this to a Rally" : Edited

fredmoore - 10:03am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14969 of 14980)

Cantabb,

Your opinions, bounded by poor comprehension and lack of intuition, are valueless.

A militarised space is NOT inevitable because what really matters is the defence of free nations and that, only a KAEP can provide. Missile shields CANNOT provide it! Nor can your idle picayune.

cantabb - 10:17am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14970 of 14980)

fredmoore - 10:03am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14969 of 14969)

Cantabb, Your opinions, bounded by poor comprehension and lack of intuition, are valueless.

The question was YOUR opinion on KAEP-MD linkage, if any that you CAN explain.... Apart from your overt hostility.

You need facts, NOT "intuition" [look up the dictionary]. What more can I say about YOUR "comprehension" that I've NOT said before.

A militarised space is NOT inevitable because what really matters is the defence of free nations and that, only a KAEP can provide. Missile shields CANNOT provide it! Nor can your idle picayune.

Aren't you arguing with yourself here ? Who said a militarized space is "inevitable" and necessary ?

UNLESS you can explain yourself, you're just one school-yard ball, filled with unmitigated bile ! A waste !

fredmoore - 10:28am Oct 14, 2003 EST (# 14971 of 14980)

Cantabb: A Picayune

KAEP: 1. A 10 year plan

2. With countries providing funds on a percentage of GDP basis ... up to .5% by mutual agreement.

3. For an international research and implementation program for: A. Converting one major power station in every city over 5 million people to dry rock geothermal. B. Developing and implementing Thermoelectric fabrics (eg polythiophene) for urban and agricultural power generation. C. Developing space based solar collectors and microwave transmission of power from space D. Terminating every stormwater and major farm runoff in an engineered wetland in order to conserve land based EMERGY in riverine catchments - from where it originates. This avoids the localised and catastrophic build up of energy at coastal boundaries around the planet, which is what we perceive as Climate Change.

With all nations working together as partners, created equal and working together for a simple common KAEP goal, defence from missiles of all kinds will be Guaranteed.

I win .... THIS game!

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