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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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cantabb
- 12:22pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
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If rshow does it routinely, let me do this once. This IS
what I had posted little over 6 weeks ago. It drew a huge
barrage of continual criticism from the forum regulars.
Here it is :
cantabb - 08:31pm Sep 17, 2003 EST (# 13705 of
13773)
Close to 14,000 posts now, but I don't see
the debate on this forum YET conforming to the stated Header
:
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?
Personal matters raised and discussed in
endless circular references have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do
with the Forum Header. The debate does NOT even belong in a
forum supposedly dedicated to "Science."
Despite this and complaints by various
posters about the relevance of the content and how a
"SCIENCE" forum is abused, its continuance thus far shows
that NYT must really want to keep it wandering aimlessly !
It looks like a Chat room and a kitchen sink, par
excellence.
I wonder if NYT Moderators ever check this
Forum.
My (unsolicited) suggestion to NYT is
(though I doubt if this will be considered, much less
followed):
1. Move it to a political group of forums
[if interested THAT much in continuing it). Spare the
"Science Forums."
2. Shut it down. And put NYT Forum space
to BETTER use.
Am not holding my breath.
cantabb
- 12:23pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16579 of 16587)
Last sentence was ALSO part of MY statement, So:
"Am not holding my breath."
jorian319
- 12:32pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16580 of 16587)
Leaving gracefully, or laving greasefully?
bbbuck
- 12:37pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16581 of 16587)
The people involved in the original 'missile bazaar' picnic
promotion have been sacked.
Karen 'wonder years' Olivia d'Abo, episode 'Growing up' --
"Picnics are for fascists" .
Where's fredmoore? He needs to be posting some md slop,
too.
jorian319
- 12:40pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16582 of 16587)
the original 'missile bazaar' picnic
Was that where Ralph Nader was serving hot dogs?
cantabb
- 12:40pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16583 of 16587)
Fig-leaf: lchic's 'emperor's' new wardrobe !
cantabb
- 12:50pm Nov 5, 2003 EST (#
16584 of 16587)
Bluestar:
Who can tell what NYT will do ? Or will MD be back in some
form ? [I doubt it].
I wouldn't be surprised to see rshow55 move the shop &
the Corpus to Guardian Forums. May be he'll donate it to a
research institute ! MIT, Stanford, Cornell ?
The "Corpus" CDs may soon be available at your local
stores.
Watch for MY name 'written on the subway walls' ...
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