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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 - 02:57pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17132 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

'Nobody does it better .... '

lchic - 02:58pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17133 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

blue Astrols are fully employed -- Nancy Diana etc -- get on their wait-list

lchic - 02:59pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17134 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Cantabb conceded - 'lchic is a world asset'

cantabb - 03:00pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17135 of 17142)

Bluestar:

Because it's ALL in the stars. And how can they miss.

They just have to 'read' to their customers.

Sure, they can forsee for all humanity -- except where their new customer is ging to come from, and more importantly, WHEN, and with how much $$ !

cantabb - 03:01pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17136 of 17142)

lchic - 02:59pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17134 of 17135)

Cantabb conceded - 'lchic is a world asset'

In mimicking Churchill...

cantabb - 03:03pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17137 of 17142)

Rshow's Nap is pretty long -- must have been somebody's wonderful 'lullaby'.

lchic - 03:05pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17138 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

making 'unknown's knowns' ...

lchic - 03:07pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17139 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Here's a known ---- future needs

Here's an unknown --- meeting future needs

lchic - 03:08pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17140 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Here's known - "The technology is ALL there" (Showalter)

lchic - 03:10pm Nov 10, 2003 EST (# 17141 of 17142)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Here's a second Known -- "NEGOTIATION is complex" (Showalter)

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