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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
- 09:18pm Feb 13, 2003 EST (#
8878 of 8891)
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.
As of now, the Bush administration is preparing to wage war
against Iraq - with estimates of American casualties well over
a thousand - and estimates of Iraqi losses in the tens or
hundreds of thousands - - with Iraq making many concessions -
trying hard to accomodate - and with the fact of possession
weapons of mass destruction in substantal
doubt.
People with power - from other nation states - ought to ask
themselves - and the United States - exactly why. Americans
might want to do so, as well.
almarst2002 - 01:44pm Feb 13, 2003 EST (# 8876
refers to
Wizard's Chess http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/05/opinion/05SUN1.html
and points out that
The problems are touching many more aspects
then "Iraq, from North Korea and from the threat of
reconstituted international terrorist networks."
If we tried - we might handle all these aspects better than
we're doing now. After all - there's plenty of room for
improvement.
8822 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@28.OjYyaSnE3IK.0@.f28e622/10348
Almarst , it seems to me that if Russia, or other
nations - were clear about what they wanted from the United
States - in terms that they could explain in public - they
might well, after some work, find their needs satisfied.
Countervailing forces to the United States are coming into
being - getting organized - in the NATO countries, among the
countries on the Security Council - and in a lot of other
ways.
It wouldn't take an unreasonable amount of staff work for
us to sort out - and solve -a lot of problems. People are
different - but workable standards of persuasion do exist.
http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_md8000s/8211.htm
http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_md8000s/8214_8218.htm
8828 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@28.OjYyaSnE3IK.0@.f28e622/10354
8829 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@28.OjYyaSnE3IK.0@.f28e622/10355
If the body of assertions about fact on this thread,
including those posted by Almarst , were checked - and
the cost of doing so would be tiny compared to the costs of
war - and the costs of continued and excessive containment
policies - we could take the incidence of agony and loss from
war way down from where it has been - and where it may
otherwise be.
If leaders of NATO countries or nations on the Security
Council asked for this - it seems to me likely that it would
happen directly.
rshow55
- 09:22pm Feb 13, 2003 EST (#
8879 of 8891)
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.
references mistyped above, starting with a quote from
Envisioning Information by Eward R. Tufte, p. 50 - - -
are
http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_md8000s/md8211.htm
http://www.mrshowalter.net/a_md8000s/md8214_8218.htm
lchic
- 04:51am Feb 14, 2003 EST (#
8880 of 8891) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
~~~~
'Too hot, not to cool down'
a line from a lyric on Valentine's Day ...
http://pgoh.free.fr/just_one.html
it took two days for my Computer to cool down ...
(Heat-Wave) but it's back!!
Raises the question - if these guys moving on Iraq are
relying on computer technology - in the heat of an Iraqi day -
will their chips just FRY!
lchic
- 04:53am Feb 14, 2003 EST (#
8881 of 8891) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
~~~~
Food for 250,000 available via the UN for potential Iraqi
refugees ...
10million refugees anticipated ... meaning
food for 1 | no food for 39
lchic
- 04:55am Feb 14, 2003 EST (#
8882 of 8891) ~~~~ It got understood and exposed
~~~~
The holistic planning for war ....
doesn't seem to happen does it?
It's just go in and bang bang bang
leaving a question as to what to do next!!??
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