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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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mazza9 - 10:25pm Oct 14, 2002 EST (# 4896 of 4902)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

...but since the pronouncement from on high, (by Showalter et al), are that missile defense is a boondoggle then there will be NO support for missile defense. So why post endlessly at this forum except to obfuscate?

Your opinions have been noted. Go away and bother someone else.

manjumicha - 11:19pm Oct 14, 2002 EST (# 4897 of 4902)

Gee, just peaked in....and looks like a mean old man came out, screaming at everyone...:-)

bye all for a while

lchic - 02:08am Oct 15, 2002 EST (# 4898 of 4902)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

How big is the pie?

Who slices it?

How is it cut?

Half the USA Federal-Tax-Pie goes to the Military to build 'whiteElephants'

Could the Human Capital, project teams and resources so used to construct the

OBSCENE

move over to make something

GREEN?

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Low-Tech solutions to urgent problems would help to bring the 'Others' of 'Elsewhere' in from the cold to eat pie.

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Renewable Energy has over recent decades been refining solutions.

Reduce waste via improved design - improve efficiency

Gardening | permaculture ... biodynamic, sustainable agriculture

"An Introduction To Permaculture," the original white paper on the subject written in 1981 by Australian Bill Morrison

Water | http://www.usgcrp.gov/

lchic - 02:12am Oct 15, 2002 EST (# 4899 of 4902)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Had the USA a mind to help the world to help itself, and encouraged other countries to do the same

Then were the Nations that are swimming to assist those learning to swim it could soon be a better world

lchic - 06:16am Oct 15, 2002 EST (# 4900 of 4902)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

I know a guy
What the heck
Who says to find truth
You MUST check
check
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The patterns of lies
represent compromise

to find truth
One MUST check
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lchic - 06:20am Oct 15, 2002 EST (# 4901 of 4902)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Bali - was mentioned by Terrorists as a place to be hit - this info was with the USA three weeks ago ... so says 'The Washington Post'

American 'intelligence' hadn't go the practical intelligence to convey this to Australia (America's 'Friend')!

Who, in the Parliament ... who exactly is it who would be responsible for, and able to answer a question on the above?

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