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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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lchic - 09:28pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3261 of 3339)

Re-read an article from 2000, in which the journalist visited missile silos.

How many silos are there.

How many old rusty nukes are primed - READY?

How much is spent in useless wages?

What if one of the keepers of the missiles turned out to be psycho and didn't behave with propriety!

Who asks the questions?

Are questions asked?

lchic - 09:31pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3262 of 3339)

Is strategic arms reduction a thing of the past?

lchic - 09:32pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3263 of 3339)

Missile - silo - http://www.af.mil/photos/Oct1999/991911c.html

lchic - 09:34pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3264 of 3339)

the last intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Ukraine is gone http://www.ripnet.org/strategies/citygates/ulnmsd.htm

Lucky Ukraine

Poor USA - has over 500 to be costed and serviced

lchic - 09:37pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3265 of 3339)

Where do all the missiles point?

If they used to point towards Moscow

and Moscow is now a friend

where do the missiles point?

Can old rusty arthritic missiles actually climb over the USA coast line ... or would most just plummet to earth over populated areas of the USA - NY for instance?

How does the USA know for sure that the directional guidance on the Missiles still goes to a direction - which direction?

lchic - 09:40pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3266 of 3339)

It's interesting that before folks can drive a car, truck, bus, train ... they have to sit and take tests - practical and knowledge.

What tests ought a President of American Empire dash World to take before running for office?

Should there be political history, diplomacy, common sense (and NUKES are not that), and should there be VISION.

Interested to see a feature above on CEO's that almost said - companies are run by the people within them, the CEO is incidental.

So what's wrong with the people within America?

Why do they have such simplistic - press the red button - misunderstanding?

lchic - 09:46pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3267 of 3339)

Genuine politicians - who've worked for the people - on retirement from that job, often continue to work for the people.

Wouldn't Senior Bush be better employed in the volunteer services - helping the aged, delivering meals on wheels for example, rather than sitting inside Carlyle an armament company.

If Senior Bush is paid a retired President's pension - then shouldn't he be seen to be working for the people - or give that pension back!

Wonder if he even pays full-taxes?

lchic - 10:28pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3268 of 3339)

Have i been talking too much ... time to let George have a say ... over to you Mr Prez
http://www.drparsons.fsnet.co.uk/georg.html

rshowalt - 10:28pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3269 of 3339)

What I said in
MD3277 rshowalt 7/24/02 4:53pm . . . MD3278 rshowalt 7/24/02 4:55pm
was serious.

MD3279 wrcooper 7/24/02 6:08pm . . . was evasive, involved some unnecessary lying, and was something quite different from what one would expect if Cooper (or George Johnson) didn't have quite a lot to be defensive about. I suggested that some things be checked. Why not?

Also note "Cooper's" idea of what checking is.

A matter to remember, it seems to me, is what has been accomplished, and who has done the work:
MD1999 rshow55 5/4/02 10:35am ... MD2000 rshow55 5/4/02 10:39am
MD2001rshow55 5/4/02 11:36am

Back tomorrow.

mazza9 - 10:59pm Jul 24, 2002 EST (#3270 of 3339)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

RShow55, et al

Since this is a missile defense forum might you be able to tell me what defense will work against the invectives hurled by lchic against the government and people of the United States? Oh, I know the old grammer school chant,"I'm rubber and your glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!"

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Bad manners, name calling, and puerile invective is not the foundation upon which an intelligent, diplomatic discussion of something as important as missile defense can be promoted. To accuse the United States of torture regarding the Gitmo detainees is slander. To even bring that up in this forum is so off-topic that it should be ignored or more to the point blocked.

I've read what cooper said and I agree. You are the admitted "mental case". The supposition that this is an organic and not psychological probelm in no way minimizes the fact. I'm not name calling but repeating what you have posted here about psychiatrist sessions and personal issues. Again, you posted it and it doesn't seem to be germaine to the forum discussion. You blab and blather to great ends and the letter that is posted at your site when your submission was rejected by Nature just documents your elaborative style, (nice way for saying BORING!!)

LouMazza-not Johnson,Cooper,Massa,or anyone else.

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