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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 - 08:55am Mar 1, 2003 EST (# 9382 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.

Missile defense systems that make no technical sense are being pursued - installed without testing - at a time when, if people were responsible and sane, we could do much better.

Under the Radar http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/opinion/01SAT3.html

President Bush's passion for a missile defense system is a heavily budgeted priority despite the fact that the technology remains far from developed or proven.

The Bush administration is taking some insanely irresponsible stances - and enough of them that the sad story of the recent Challenger disaster is looking like the norm in this administration.

9355 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1126007@.f28e622/10891

9356 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1126007@.f28e622/10892

9357 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1126007@.f28e622/10893

9358 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1126007@.f28e622/10894

9359 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.DDr1b0YuYGb.1126007@.f28e622/10895

For US power to be operational for long, it is absolutely essential that we keep our word. Even a Superpower Needs Help By CHAS W. FREEMAN Jr. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/26/opinion/26FREE.html

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