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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
- 04:47pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
11999 of 17697) 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.
Lchic:
" There are things that NEED to be done,
that SHOULD be done, that HAVE to be done ..... yet those
who should be doing them, those with the means ... are
failing to recognise the problem - thus failing to work
towards the solutions necessary to .. say 'upgrade'
existance.
" Begs the question - what needs to be
done, what needs to be worked towards, what are the basics
that will upgrade humanity ...
... Energy, food, clothing, shelter, and
security ?
11920 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1133900@.f28e622/13545
A big thing is to see how often the "technically
possible" and the "socially possible"
diverge. And to understand more clearly why it happens,
and how to make the divergence less.
Now, the idea that such distinctions need to be made seems
"unAmerican" - but between 1935 and 1965 essentially
everybody would have believed that this kind of
question was a reasonable question. Including all senior
military officers.
There were plenty of bad things about the 50's - but one
good thing was a TV show - Dragnet.
Jack Webb's show always started with this:
"The story you are about to see is
true . The names have been changes to protect the
innocent.
People, some more innocent, some less, can have more or
less serious reasons to be concerned about having their names
named in stories. Including true ones.
With complicated stories, that go on a long time - that are
much condensed - there are also problems with what is "true"
in true in what ways.
But some things are solid. Some things, once seen,
are simple - and true for all time. And useful.
Key formulas, like f = ma are like that. Useful for
all time.
Technologies that solve the problems they deal with
uniquely and well (like the railroad) are like that, too.
We need more solutions like that in
energy, food, water supply, security,
and in
some general problems of complex
cooperation.
I think there's good reason to hope for a lot of progress,
in practical terms, pretty soon.
almarst2002
- 08:32pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
12000 of 17697)
And the "progress in practical terms" is a follows:
Mini-Nukes - http://www.antiwar.com/ewens/e052403.html
almarst2002
- 08:40pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
12001 of 17697)
The conservative Iraqi city of Fallujah west of Baghdad
is finding it hard to stomach what it perceives as a
humiliating occupation by US forces. http://www.prolog.net/webnews/wed/bd/Qiraq-us-unrest-fallujah.R6EF_DyO.html
What a lack of a gratititude... ;)
almarst2002
- 08:44pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
12002 of 17697)
Leading Shiite cleric questions US rule over Iraq on
return to holy city - http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1515&ncid=1515&e=6&u=/afp/20030524/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_shiite_hakim_030524121345
Where is our good old friend .... SADDAM?
almarst2002
- 08:49pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
12003 of 17697)
Iraqi Doctors Worry About Use of Uranium - http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2710049,00.html
NOTHING TO WORRY... JUST LOOK AT OUR PRESIDENT WHO BRAVELY
STEPPED ON A DECK OF AN AIRCRAFT CARIER WHICH DROPPED TONS OF
DU... READY AS EVER TO RUN... FOR THE NEXT TERM.
almarst2002
- 09:33pm May 25, 2003 EST (#
12004 of 17697)
Pentagon, Boeing ink $16 billion deal - http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20030523-043505-7683r.htm
NOT ALL ARE THE LOOSERS.
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