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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
- 12:40am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15656 of 15665)
"asked you what sources you would trust, and why would you
trust them"
I would trust someone who didn't tell me they were
"concerned" about anything in particular...so no "Unions of
Concerned Scientists"....or "Legions of Pacifist
Hamsters".....one could only presume that somewhere in the USA
is a scientist or five (sometimes I trust what John Pike says,
sometimes I don't) who is impartial and knows lots about MD.
Then, I'd give him/her a listen and see what I think....
bluestar23
- 12:51am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15657 of 15665)
Bruno Pontecorvo, Oppenheimer, Klaus Fuchs, Alan Nunn May,
Theodore Hall, Melitta Norwood (just the ones we know of) were
all Atomic scientists spying for good old "Uncle Joe".....and
a cast of dozens more you can bet...a truely lovely
crew...once, prior to publication, the "Bulletin of Atomic
Scientists" was informed that they were about to publish an
article by a scientist accused of Atomic espionage. True to
their Leftwing faith, this "Bulletin" published his article
anyway...
cantabb
- 01:50am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15658 of 15665)
Like 'Concerned Citizens of Chicago'
'Concerned Consumers of Concord'
'Concerned Concierges of Connecticut', etc ?
Alliterative and catchy.
lchic
- 06:24am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15659 of 15665) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
Why is the sky blue?
It isn't it just seems that way How deep is the
ocean?
How do birds fly?
Which way is up?
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Showalter - trust you enjoyed the movie ....
lchic
- 07:32am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15660 of 15665) ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has
to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong
foundation
Star Wars With the Gipper
In this oddly addictive Web game, you're Ronnie, and
Ronnie's a superhero! Use your laser-beam eyes to destroy
the Evil Empire's war satellites. This game is kinder to
Reagan's pipe dream than Sega's SDI is: Crippling the
Soviets is child's play, and at each explosion the Stetsoned
Gipper lets loose a "Yee-haw!"
fredmoore
- 07:43am Oct 26, 2003 EST (#
15661 of 15665)
MD Defence Tourney - 3/4 time score:
Monkeys: 2 ... Send down more MD posts ... uhh coconuts!
Ants: 1 ... I may be mangled, sun dried and spun dried but
I can still function to the satisfaction of any sainted NYT
lawyer!
Lawyers: 10 ... Send down more billing hours (@$300/hr)!
Roosters: 0 ... Same old Same old ... that barnyard
fightin'! I say, I say, where's that cute little Lchicy wicky
anyways?
Your half-time commentator: Kim Ill Jong
And now ... it's back to the (end) game .... after this
short announcement from our RNash sponsor ..... (organ music)
Yes folks there's no greater motoring pleasure
than driving the NEW BBbuck Bluestar 2.3 liter coupe.
Hotter than a DeJorian
At 0 to 60 posts in 4.7 seconds
it's faster than a rotary Mazza or a Willy Cooper 'S'
As they say in Italy ...
Ya CantaBbeat it!!!
For the mere cost of seven million crosschecked and
connected dots you can drive one out of the Rshowroom
to....day! But be quick because :
we can'ta help it
we're frantic
we're in a panic ..
we're m. m.m..m ... bored shi$less and dumb as a box of
rocks.
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