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    Missile Defense

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 - 11:26am Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14769 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.

Great postings from Cooper.

14769 ends with an interesting quote:

" Reviews of this nature are time consuming because of their thoroughness and their complexity. They are also confidential for the simple reason that the reputations of the individuals are at stake. Unless and until it is determined that the allegations are justified, it would be unfair to comment on any aspect of the review. Furthermore, public comments before the facts are known might damage the review itself.

" MIT will continue to honor the confidentiality of the inquiry because of our commitment to due process and fundamental fairness."

One can give much weight to those considerations - and still worry about issues of logical structure and manipulation. Under the usages MIT is using - it makes some sense to think about logical analogs of the

Interactive Graphic: How the Partnerships Worked available at http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/business/_ENRON-PRIMER.html

These usages permit a great many multidimensional shell games. Some exception handling is necessary - when reasons for it are sufficient.

I'm taking lchic's advice - reflecting - and working out things I'd left slide.

Just did a post I'd intended to do days ago. on Mankind's Inhumanity to Man and Woman - As natural as human goodness? 468-70 http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@@.ee7b085/515

wrcooper - 12:39pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14770 of 17697)

RECOMMENDED

Check out the Union of Concerned Scientists' website page on countermeasures against the Bush administration's proposed missile defense system.

The 4-minute video is also worth watching.

http://www.ucsusa.org/global_security/missile_defense/page.cfm?pageID=586

wrcooper - 01:57pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14771 of 17697)

A PDF copy of UCS's full report, "Countermeasures: A Technical Evaluation of the Operational Effectiveness of the Planned US National Missile Defense System", can be obtained online at

http://www.ucsusa.org/publication.cfm?publicationID=348

cantabb - 03:10pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14772 of 17697)

rshow55 - 12:26pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14769 of 14771)

I'm taking lchic's advice - reflecting - and working out things I'd left slide. [emphasis added]

Good !

And, here's what I suggested to her, and may also help you :

Careful. Don't hurt yourself, "reflecting" !

klsanford0 - 04:38pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14773 of 17697)

Good links from WRCooper...

wrcooper - 05:28pm Oct 10, 2003 EST (# 14774 of 17697)

Another important report critical of Bush's NMD program:

"Pushing the Limits: The Decision on National Missile Defense."

Published by Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers and the Council for a Livable World Education Fund

http://www.clw.org/pub/clw/coalition/libbmd.htm

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