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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 - 11:23am Dec 19, 2002 EST (# 6846 of 6851)
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Saw this in the middle of bookkeeping:

4461 rshow55 9/21/02 9:35am - - processes in use, and coming into focus, can get us to better answers.

The US has to change some things - - but "changing the game" in the US, even if that were "perfectly done" from everybody's point of view (just stating an unimaginable) wouldn't be enough to solve problems that are before us to be solved - involving safety and prosperity.

Other people, and other nations, will have to do some "changing of the game" too. Their games, not just ours.

For example, if Russia and China wanted better human accomodations in Iraq, N. Korea, and elsewhere - they could act in ways to make that a lot more likely than it is now. Without the US having to be any more accomodating than it is now.

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lunarchick - 04:38pm Dec 19, 2002 EST (# 6847 of 6851)

Correcting back to an accepted NORM

If there was talk of 'correcting back' or 'correcting to a norm' meaning complying with a given standard ... wouldn't be better understood!!??!!

rshow55 - 04:39pm Dec 19, 2002 EST (# 6848 of 6851)
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lunarchick - 04:48pm Dec 19, 2002 EST (# 6849 of 6851)

So, rather than have 'war',
turn it around it's 'raw'
listen it's 'roar'
watch it 'furore'

So rather than have 'war' with emotional charge
it's a move to 'correction' - a lesser complexion

dR2002

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