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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 - 05:17pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16933 of 16986)

lchic - 04:46pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16929 of 16932)

Showalter says he's in the Madison phone book and has extended an invitation ....

So are most of that town-campus' residents ? What's you point ? Ask WRCooper and Mazza about their invitations ! You expect us to do a WRC or a Mazza ?

How about similar info about YOU ? Employers etc ?

lchic - 04:48pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16930 of 16932)

Of Showalter Cooper said he'd put the equiv of 5 phd's on this MD board

More in Volume than in on-topic quality. May be more than Madison (WI) Telephone White and yellow pages. And just as useful to Missile Defense.

You know what a PhD thesis involves ?

lchic - 04:48pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16931 of 16932)

correction - SIX - 6 phd's

So, throw in the next town's white pages.

lchic - 04:51pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16932 of 16932)

to put up To make a display or the appearance of: put up a bluff. (The dictionary even caters for Hacks)

Put UP: (i) A post related to MD (Not MD, according to you !] (ii) Answer the questions you have been demanding of others: Your Employers and your interest (including financial) in this thread (iii) Provide evidence of your insinuations and claims (poster IDs, Affiliations etc).

lchic - 05:21pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16934 of 16986)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

google | missile defense postol

note this:

Missile-Defense System Critic Ted Postol Says He's A Target

... Rick Lehner, the spokesman for the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, says Postol's charges are unfounded and outdated because they involve a component of ...

www.estarwars.net/tedpostal.htm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

Ask - Why would an expert academic who comments be a target?

Why isn't America wanting to hear

TRUTH

?

lchic - 05:25pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16935 of 16986)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Showalter says he's in the Madison phone book ......

and Cantabbulator asks - what's my point

Cantabbulator

Cantabbulator

Can...tab...u...l...a...t...o...r !!

The point is that whereas you hacks hide in the shadows ... he is up front and out there and has issued an invite for any of you 'hacks' to call him and further discuss etc

lchic - 05:26pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16936 of 16986)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Cantabb - don't bother grinding down into your 'small print' ... nobody bothers reading it!

lchic - 05:27pm Nov 8, 2003 EST (# 16937 of 16986)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Cantabb - not entertaining - rather, boring!

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