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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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Text: Great Britain's Remarks to the U.N. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/national/05text_britain.html
" Three months ago, we united to send Iraq
an uncompromising message: Cooperate fully with weapons
inspectors or face disarmament by force.
" . . . . Resolution 1441 was a powerful
reminder of the importance of international law and of the
authority of the Security Council itself.
Text: Russia's Remarks to the U.N. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/05/international/05text_russia.html
"Mr. President, Russia views this meeting
today through the prism of the consistent efforts of the
Security Council of the United Nations to find a political
settlement to the situation surrounding Iraq on the basis of
complete, scrupulous compliance with the resolutions on it.
"The unanimous adoption of Resolution 1441
of the U.N. Security Council and the deployment of
international inspectors in Iraq have demonstrated the
ability of the international community to act together in
the interest of attaining a common goal.
"We are convinced that maintaining the unity
of the world community, primarily within the context of the
U.N. Security Council, and our concerted action in strict
compliance with United Nations Charter and Security Council
resolutions, are the most reliable way to resolve the
problem of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq through
political means.
"The fact that we all want to resolve this
problem, that is something that nobody should doubt. It was
with that in mind that we have listened very closely to the
presentation given by Secretary of State Powell.
"Russia believed and continues to believe
that the Security Council, and through it the entire
international community, must have all of the necessary
information it needs in order to answer the question of
whether or not there are remaining weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq.
"The information that was given to us today
definitely will require very serious and thorough study.
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