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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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bluestar23
- 11:34pm Oct 15, 2003 EST (#
15123 of 15130)
"World Asset":
"China - a country most in need of sanitation - has the
cash to spare to put a man in space .... whoopeee!!"
The world is in serious trouble with these "Assets"......
bluestar23
- 11:38pm Oct 15, 2003 EST (#
15124 of 15130)
Good links...some of what you post I regard as biased
sources, such as the Union of Concerned Scientists, some links
are pro-MD...I am aware of the special difficulties of MD...
wrcooper
- 01:44am Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15125 of 15130)
In re: <a
href="/webin/WebX?14@13.7FggbbL8OeL.2785958@.f28e622/16828">bluestar23
10/15/03 5:17pm</a>
bluestar23
Hmm. You said earlier that suitcase nukes were only an
urban legend. Now you're saying that they exist but need
secret codes to detonate them. This is supposed to make us
feel better?
The point is that it's possible to build a small portable
device that fits in a relatively small package. That's doable.
That's why the threat I outlined is real and much more likely
than an ICBM--an expensive, highly visible and traceable, and
technologically advanced machine.
You denied that such weapons existed. You've admitted that
you were incorrect about your statement that such weapons were
imaginary. I think that, given the uncertainty we have about
the security of Russian warheads, we can be equally uncertain
about the security of the secret codes, if they in fact exist.
The fact remains, if Russia can build a suitcase bomb, so
can others.
lchic
- 01:55am Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15126 of 15130) TRUTH outs ultimately : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
The CWC is the most ambitious treaty in the history of arms
control.
lchic
- 02:07am Oct 16, 2003 EST (#
15127 of 15130) TRUTH outs ultimately : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
MD
http://www.gyre.org/news/explore/Against+Missile+Defense
http://www.smdc.army.mil/
http://www.smdc.army.mil/
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