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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 - 05:17pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16072 of 16223)

Jorian:

" Loonie's mistake is thinking that it only applies to Rshow as a derogatory term. I'd argue that it is also very likely an accurate clinical assessment."

thanks, Jorian...time to call a spade a spade...

bluestar23 - 05:21pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16073 of 16223)

lchic:

"Jorian i'm looking for the post where Blue affords 'you personally' the generosity of 'his choice lexicon' ... why is he discriminating against you so?"

What does she mean by this untruth..? I have been nothing but friendly w/Jorian poster....

jorian319 - 05:25pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16074 of 16223)

"What does she mean by this untruth..?"

... he subvocalized for the four-thousanth time, reading yet another vitriolic stab from lunie.

bluestar23 - 05:34pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16075 of 16223)

cantabb to lchic:

"You are trying to justify your own abuse of this forum."

Yes, so stop abusing it, lchic you little pinhead...

bluestar23 - 05:37pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16076 of 16223)

CONTRACTS: October 31, 2003.

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

The Boeing Co. Missile Defense Systems of Huntsville, AL is being awarded an $823,040,235 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Block 2004 Capability Enhancement (CE) Program. The CE Program includes 15 additional ground-based interceptors four modified silos with associated launch system components at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; an Upgraded Early Warning Radar at the North East Tier Location with supporting communications connectivity; embedded test capability; and subsystem integration and checkout. Work will be performed primarily at Fort Greely, Alaska; Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; Huntsville, Ala.; Arlington, Va; Tucson, Ariz.; Chandler, Ariz.; Sudbury, Mass.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. Work is expected to be complete in 2006. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Missile Defense Agency is the contracting activity (HQ0006-01-C-0001).

bluestar23 - 05:40pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16077 of 16223)

http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/2003/ct20031031.html

A big new Contract announced (above); the link...

cantabb - 05:42pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16078 of 16223)

You two (Bluestar & jorian) are making life very difficult for 'World asset." The world is glad to have her, so what's your problem ? She, I understand, is not only "beautiful," but she also has the "virtue" of "empathy" that some us lack.

Don't blame me, folks: blame "Blue-y" & Jorian.

jorian319 - 05:45pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16079 of 16223)

Every beautiful woman is a "World Asset". The tragedy is that this forum won't let us post pictures, which, in this case, effectively trims "et" from the descriptor.

bluestar23 - 06:00pm Oct 31, 2003 EST (# 16080 of 16223)

lchic: why don't you say something smartly coherent for once, show us you can do it....

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