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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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commondata
- 10:05am Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6833 of 6842)
rshow55
12/18/02 9:12am - 1. Missile defense is not only a bad
strategic idea -- it is also a huge technical fraud, with no
technical viability whatsoever, and that can be shown in
public.
Is it though, rshow? This question has been bugging me; has
the US military-political establishment wrong-footed all of
us, or am I becoming a paranoid conspiracy theorist? On a
technical level, this system makes no sense as missile
defense. The people making decisions about this system
must know that. Is this part of your premonition coming
true?
It is now technically possible to shoot down
every winged aircraft the US has, or can expect to build.
Could this be replaced by:
It will soon be technically possible for the
US to shoot down every winged aircraft the rest of the
planet has, or can expect to build.
How far and how fast will this initial prototype be rolled
out across the planet?
mazza9
- 01:43pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6834 of 6842) "Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic
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Although the recent anti missile test failed to intercept
and destroy the incoming warhead, it did test the ABL's
surveillance radar, targeting system and battle management
software. The ABL will be able to bring down crusie missile
which are a far easier target. In addition, recent reports
that simulators are being modified to enable pilots to develop
their skills in the employment of fighter borne laser weapons
portends a time in the near future where directed energy
weapons from fast moving fighter interceptors will knock all
enemy air vehicles out of the sky.
It's sad that these funds have to be expended to defend
against rogue states but until they are gone......
rshow55
- 08:05pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6835 of 6842)
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.
commondata
12/18/02 10:05am - - - call me on the phone - I'd love to
hear your voice. No, the basic laws of physics and
combinatorial math aren't going to change.
If the US can't shoot down all winged aircraft from other
countries - they should be able to. Visa versa, as well .
The US knows a good deal about the limitations of MD - it
only "works" as a bluff.
If we could communicate better - and did - there would be
fewer bluffs, less need of them -- and we'd all be safer. I'm
feeling my "relentless optimism" a good deal tempered - but
still feel that there is a lot we can reasonably hope
for.
lunarchick
- 08:08pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6836 of 6842)
Good there's an upside to every downside Mr Poster.
There is no such thing as a rogueState ... rather,
ROGUES within a State.
It's the MINDset .
It's the CULTURE - warped and off-course!
Cultures created by lie wrapped over lie.
Cultures that feed and nourish greed and political
deformity.
~~~~~
So how to 'change' culture?
One way may be to create games with real rewards ....
games that demand truth-answers.
Games that capture the imagination and draw in players.
Feelgood games ...
mazza9
- 09:04pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6837 of 6842) "Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic
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Robert:
Are you saying that the THEL test where the laser beam shot
down the artillery shell was a fluke? Is it all a sham? what
is the basis for your prognostication?
lunarchick
- 10:02pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6838 of 6842)
Tactical High Energy Laser (THEL)
lunarchick
- 10:05pm Dec 18, 2002 EST (#
6839 of 6842)
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