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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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rshow55 - 02:00pm Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6163 of 6171)
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.

almarst2002 11/22/02 1:55pm - - there was some expansion above.

In particular cases - accounting can be pretty clear.

People always have to make some compromises in principle - that or pay some very high - usually prohibitive prices.

In real cases, the question "what does this cost me - and what are costs to others" can usually be asked - and can matter enough to answer.

rshow55 - 02:03pm Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6164 of 6171)
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.

almarst2002 11/22/02 2:00pm - - - I don't have a one sentence - perfectly general answer that can apply to all cases in nuts and bolts detail.

But when circumstances are clearly set out - with agreement about facts, if not feelings - - people very often find ways to avoid really bad results.

People are not completely merciless (at least, very many are not) and aesthetic senses, and senses of equity - are shared enough that we ought to be able to get the incidence of death and agony from war down - and do some other things - - without people all becoming geniuses or angels.

bbbuck - 03:09pm Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6165 of 6171)
"I know I have an expiration date. I just want it to be way in the future. Like a cheeto" - B

Facts are facts and missiles are missiles. If checking are facts and then checking our missiles and then accounting for these missile facts then the symmetrically checked dot facts should all be lined up and accounted for. Someone mentioned some missile defense facts that's good those facts should be posted and connected with other facts and symmetrical things.
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lunarchick - 03:43pm Nov 22, 2002 EST (# 6166 of 6171)

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