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Missile Defense

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 - 06:46pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15708 of 15733)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Re:

Equilibrium | initially intended to use the word homeostasis || but went for equilibrium because worked in more instances

To some extent, the measure of a nation and status is with currency -- yet there again there are economic +'s & -'s

lchic - 07:22pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15709 of 15733)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Policy makers have rights over recurrent expenditure ...

On Concorde Tony BENN said the French put money in for the long run, the English continually reconsidered .... 'were they a hundred yards away from the French Coast when forging the tunnel the English were likely to say ... it's overrun budget ... scrap it.

The EU airbus has it's successful roots in the joint teamworking that produced Concorde .... now heading for an air museum near you and you?

Cantabb || note the word 'teams' and the phrase 'working together :)

re Missile Defense .... if it doesn't work ... how much will it 'still' cost?

cantabb - 08:07pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15710 of 15733)

lchic - 06:42pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15707 of 15709)

wrt NYT an intellectual power house 'depends who's posting

Rather, WHAT's being posted !

lchic - 06:46pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15708 of 15709)

Re: Equilibrium | initially intended to use the word homeostasis || but went for equilibrium because worked in more instances To some extent, the measure of a nation and status is with currency -- yet there again there are economic +'s & -'s

But YOU were using wrt to 'borders !

lchic - 07:22pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15709 of 15709)

Policy makers have rights over recurrent expenditure ... On Concorde Tony BENN said the French put money in for the long run, the English continually reconsidered .... 'were they a hundred yards away from the French Coast when forging the tunnel the English were likely to say ... it's overrun budget ... scrap it.

A matter of mutual interest.

The EU airbus has it's successful roots in the joint teamworking that produced Concorde .... now heading for an air museum near you and you?

So ?.....

Cantabb || note the word 'teams' and the phrase 'working together :)

Yeah, when necessary.

re Missile Defense .... if it doesn't work ... how much will it 'still' cost?

Rambling, oversimplistic 'logic' !

If it concerns the defense of your own country, you do whatever (and however) it is necessary.

An expensive system that does NOT work for the intended purpose is just foolishness, economically & obviously for the defense.

mazza9 - 09:12pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15711 of 15733)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

"Canticle for Liebowitz"

A world ravaged by a nuclear war, millennia to recover and eventurally a rearmed civilization. The result was a plan named "Lucifer Rising." As the second nuclear war begins the seeds of mankind are launched into space to insure the survival of mankind.

So we all go over to the Space Exploration forum and look Ad Astra for redemption. We can leave Robert and Looney here to wallow in their own brand of hell as we plan our trek to the stars, (kinda catchy, huh?)

almarst2003 - 09:16pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15712 of 15733)

A danger from Iran, N.Korea?

Listening to the West one may get into believing it was Iran or N.Korea who commited the massive war crimes in a past or treatened or exploited the West in any way or form. And not the other way around.

Who are those who tell the past victim he has no right to bear the arms?

almarst2003 - 09:20pm Oct 26, 2003 EST (# 15713 of 15733)

"As the second nuclear war begins the seeds of mankind are launched into space to insure the survival of mankind"

Mazza, why to wait? Why not to jump the ship now?

Have a happy and long suvival;)

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