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 [F] New York Times on the Web Forums  / Science  /

    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 - 03:34pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5156 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Chetnyans have had grievances with Russia for over 1000 years. On the previous MD board some of that history was noted. Included reference to a poet of Chetnyan origin who wrote in both his own and an adopted Russian voice.

Russian military in Chetnya in recent times seem not to have had a line of command - rather their approach has been somewhat crusader style.

There has to be a peaceful, fruitful and progressive end to this dispute or it will continue on for another thousand years.

One thing to do is to list grievances.

To develop a visionary strategic plan that offers a mutual way forward.

The current incident certainly brings home the need for a sociably acceptable negotiated settlement to the matter.

The 'mind' is the important factor in dispute solution - the gun less so!

Additional to the Moscow theatre incident (bbc news) one notes US boarding an RU plane in NY.

And the death of a former CIA head - Richard Helms - he didn't keep NIXON in check ....

Again bringing home the point that the CIA should be under the Parliament - not at the beck and call and whim of the Administration.

lchic - 03:37pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5157 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

GU talk thread on Moscow Theatre http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.3ba765cf/0

lchic - 03:37pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5158 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/2354753.stm

lchic - 03:41pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5159 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Nord-Ost

http://www.google.com/search?num=20&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=Nord-Ost+theatre+moscow&btnG=Google+Search

lchic - 03:44pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5160 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

""Now there is musical play "Nord-Ost" on the Moscow stage and it is also based on the novel by Kaverin. It is quite curious that several days ago a team of the play's actors and organizers has an expedition to in the North Pole and put up a flag there. Then they listened to some fragment of their musical. http://www.vor.ru/culture/cultarch211_eng.html

lchic - 03:47pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5161 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

? POLARISATION of CULTURES - RU & CHetnyan ?

lchic - 04:03pm Oct 23, 2002 EST (# 5162 of 5168)
~~~~ It got understood and exposed ~~~~

Culture:

Kaverin in his own words (Russian) http://www.nord-ost.addr.com/kv/_kv_1_Bio2.htm

http://www.sovlit.com/new/

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