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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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mazza9 - 01:08am Sep 29, 2002 EST (# 4636 of 4647)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Kalter:

Actually this is the 21st century answer to the Howdy Doody show. There is Bullalo Chip Bob and his side chick Princess Summer Fall Winter Stink! I know who pulls the Indian Princess' strings and I know that certain groups are lobbying to have bullalo chip tossing included in the Summer Olympics!

I ran across an article that says that Iran is mass producing a missile with a 130 mile range. If this is a threat I'm sure that the Boeing/TRW ABL will handle it since they've already connected the Dots, (my favorite movie candy!!)

Found a dog by the side of our local 7/11. She was prostrate and lethargic. Shes a sweety and my wife, who has a huge soft heart said, "can we take it home?" So its now in our back yard. Our two adopted dogs are kinda taking to this new friend. She has taken food and water and ...well we'll see.

I realize that this little drama is off-point but when you consider the BS index, (BS= baloney socialism), of this forum, I'm sure you'll forgive my transgression

lchic - 09:12am Sep 29, 2002 EST (# 4637 of 4647)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

'She was prostrate and lethargic. Shes a sweety and my wife, who has a huge soft heart ... '

said - no one on the MD board is interested in your personal detail Johnson!

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Turkey - Uranium - revised down

100 grams inside a heavy lead container.

rshow55 - 09:51am Sep 29, 2002 EST (# 4638 of 4647)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

But the threat is real - - and one that can only be dealt with workably and stably on the basis of international law backed by a broad consensus that nukes are wrong - - and that other weapons of mass destruction are wrong.

We're taking some steps in that direction - and doing some other things to keep it from happening.

Contradictions of a Superpower By ROBERT WRIGHT http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/opinion/29WRIG.html

The more broadly you view President Bush's new national security strategy ( " The National Security Strategy of the United States," http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/20/politics/20STEXT_FULL.html ) , the clearer its contradictions become.

4467 rshow55 9/21/02 5:06pm to 4470 rshow55 9/21/02 5:15pm and many related posts here have talked about that - and made suggestions that, I'm sure, have occurred to many others, as well.

A great deal depends on details - and looking at "missile defense", a great example of enronation - - would go a long way towards clarifying where US stances make sense -- and where they don't.

rshow55 - 09:57am Sep 29, 2002 EST (# 4639 of 4647)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

If things were sorted out - a lot could get better - but people would have to care about facts.

I thought 4575 rshow55 9/26/02 7:54pm might have had some connection to Maureen Dowd's wonderful

Why? Because We Can By MAUREEN DOWD http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/opinion/29DOWD.html

A question and answer session with the Boy Emperor and his imperial war tutor, Wise Rummy.

Could the mess be as muddled as it looks? It seems likely.

And much more dangerous, in some key ways, than a lot of people believe. Because Dowd is not being unfair characterizing Rumsfeld in this line:

Holy mackerel, my young Padawan! The risks of doing nothing are greater than the risks of knowing nothing and doing something."

The risks of doing nothing are much less than the risks of knowing nothing and doing something - - because the world is so complicated.

Some reasons, of a simple mathematical nature - are shown if you click my moniker, "rshow55".

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