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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 - 10:11pm Sep 25, 2002 EST (# 4545 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.

When you look at the money wasted, the lies told, and the laziness of the "military-industrial-political complex" - - and think about what the nation needs - - I think a person should ask:

How can this much willingness to waste and lie not be treason?

Gisterme and I have had a good deal of dialog about the word "treason."

For myself, I'm quite sure that I'm working in the real national interest -- and don't think anybody with a name is actually willing to contest that.

We're dealing with some lethal frauds here.

The Senate Majority Leader has been slow to anger - but I wish he'd pay attention.

lchic - 10:14pm Sep 25, 2002 EST (# 4546 of 17697)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Patents - don't know why they're 20years only, don't know why they can't be obtained under a unified international license.

Having insights into a worthwhile project just moving (hopefully) out of the testing phase to thinking of manufacture and production - a day will tell - it seems

that much of the precious 'venture capital' is absorbed getting patents around the world - and then maintaining them.

Wouldn't a universal patent - at least with USA-EU-CHINA-INDIA-INDONESIA-S.America-RUSSIA the BIG players cut costs and make lots of sense - it should be possible.

Too many players linked into projects don't have the 'interest of the project' at heart - so many greedy, self-interested, rogues around.

Interesting to see the struggle of a project ... small beginning start ...

so hard to get up and running - fighting rogues, fighting to master technology -

... even though unique, necessary, worthwhile and a bonus for our world.

Note a different 'local invention' gained on the market today - 'metal storm' - as it moves into production. 'New' products are of interest and keep building value.

mazza9 - 10:48pm Sep 25, 2002 EST (# 4547 of 17697)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Thirty two posts since I last looked in yesterday. One by Commondata, One by Kalter, and 30 by robert and his side chick!

And you know, not any attempt to display balance. Just the same old same old!

when logic fails just talk yourself silly and hope that no one notices your lack of acumen! What a load of horse pucky!

lchic - 03:48am Sep 26, 2002 EST (# 4548 of 17697)
ultimately TRUTH outs : TRUTH has to be morally forcing : build on TRUTH it's a strong foundation

Note a different 'local invention' gained on the market today - 'metal storm' - as it moves into production. 'New' products are of interest and keep building value.

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