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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
- 07:31am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15554 of 15560)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
Patriot Missile Defense System in Iraq:
Newly-released Army History Raises Serious Questions
The military is still finishing up its analysis of the
Patriot missile defense system’s performance in Iraq this past
spring. Also coming soon are the results from investigations
into the three friendly fire incidents the Patriot was
involved in, which killed one American and two British pilots.
However, these studies have been delayed time and again,
although they reportedly have long been completed and are
waiting for sign-offs by higher-ups ....
October 22, 2003
http://www.cdi.org/program/document.cfm?DocumentID=1798&StartRow=1&ListRows=10&appendURL=&Orderby=D.DateLastUpdated&ProgramID=6&from_page=index.cfm
lchic
- 07:36am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15555 of 15560)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
Treaties and Laws
http://www.cdi.org/program/issue/index.cfm?ProgramID=6&issueid=74
lchic
- 07:49am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15556 of 15560)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/222.html
rshow55
- 07:51am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15557 of 15560)
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.
Beautiful, beautiful posts by Lchic above!
Something to hope for: Lchic 15117 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EkXJboFSRjc.0@.f28e622/16829
The Emperor's "New Sheild" - a superb juxtaposition
by Lchic. 15254-15255 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EkXJboFSRjc.0@.f28e622/16967
She is a world asset - the most valuable mind I've
"never been near".
But gotten to know.
lchic
- 07:52am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15558 of 15560)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
Where have all the horses gone
long time passing
gone to horse-graze everyone
when will they ever learn?
rshow55
- 07:54am Oct 24, 2003 EST (#
15559 of 15560)
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.
We're involved in sorting some things out - remembering
precedents - and shifting paradigms in workable ways
15248 -50 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EkXJboFSRjc.0@.f28e622/16961
Though bad results are possible - new departures are, too.
This is a "game that is not a game" - and I've been
spending a little time wondering how to "win my game" without
cooperation from the NYT team, or gisterme.
15118 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EkXJboFSRjc.0@.f28e622/16830
15175 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.EkXJboFSRjc.0@.f28e622/16887
And a lot of time working to do better than
that.
The NYT editorial page often asks diplomats to arrange
things that they do not how to do technically - and I
think we're getting close to a situation where these hoped for
things can be done routinely and practically.
I'll be calling the NYT this morning.
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