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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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Fredmoore:
Ever Read Frank Herbert's "The White... by mazza9 - Apr
5, 03 (#11101 of 13311)
The
End of the Concept of “Time” The Greatest... by
1234565480 - Apr 5, 03 (#11102 of 13311)
...
by lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11103 of 13311)
Tony
Blair's mob have that 'extra' weapond over... by lchic
- Apr 5, 03 (#11104 of 13311)
Lunarchic
is a WONDER !.. by rshow55 - Apr 5, 03
(#11105 of 13311)
CHIC
is back in downUnder fashion week!.. by lchic - Apr 5,
03 (#11106 of 13311)
Had
Saddam had a brain had he thought had he... by lchic -
Apr 5, 03 (#11107 of 13311)
If
we really knew the basic things - we... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11108 of 13311)
I
think, pretty early on, kids would be taught... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11109 of 13311)
If
people could really communicate about... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11110 of 13311)
Question...
by rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11111 of 13311)
At
this "low down" level of description... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11112 of 13311)
No
schism - just ism raising-ism real-ism ... by lchic -
Apr 5, 03 (#11113 of 13311)
What
are the fundamentals ?.. by lchic - Apr 5, 03
(#11114 of 13311)
Bush-Blair
talks on big three peace issues ... by lchic - Apr 5,
03 (#11115 of 13311)
The
late SPIKE MILLIGAN's solution re 'Irish... by lchic -
Apr 5, 03 (#11116 of 13311)
Hey
Mazza .. by fredmoore - Apr 5, 03 (#11117 of
13311)
Had
Saddam gone into exile It would have saved... by lchic
- Apr 5, 03 (#11118 of 13311)
Fred
--- with your feet 'up' After a hearty meal ... by
lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11119 of 13311)
There
are an amazing number of ways we could... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11120 of 13311)
"
What are the fundamentals ?.. by rshow55 - Apr 5, 03
(#11121 of 13311)
Hey
Dawn .. by fredmoore - Apr 5, 03 (#11122 of
13311)
Worse?..
by lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11123 of 13311)
With
any sense at all, war can and ought to become... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11124 of 13311)
Adam
winked Eve beamed the first binary signal ... by lchic
- Apr 5, 03 (#11125 of 13311)
'Heavy
Industry was born of Ironbridge - 1730-ish'... by
fredmoore - Apr 5, 03 (#11126 of 13311)
I'm
partners with a poet - she's much the... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11127 of 13311)
Fredmoore
- are you concerned, perhaps, that some... by rshow55 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11128 of 13311)
You
have my attention! by fredmoore - Apr 5, 03
(#11129 of 13311)
Let
me take just a little time to get organized... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11130 of 13311)
I'm
having some trouble getting things organized... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11131 of 13311)
The
basic structure of neural connections in... by rshow55
- Apr 5, 03 (#11132 of 13311)
I'm
moving slowly, but here's a massive fact that... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11133 of 13311)
Another
thing... by rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11134 of
13311)
Iraqi
news says "We slaughtered them at the... by jorian319 -
Apr 5, 03 (#11135 of 13311)
A
long time back, I worked with a US military... by
rshow55 - Apr 5, 03 (#11136 of 13311)
"Water
Water Everywhere and not a drop to drink" ... by lchic
- Apr 5, 03 (#11137 of 13311)
SARS
- China - failed to face up to the 'truth' of... by
lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11138 of 13311)
Showalter
- if you have the... by lchic - Apr 5, 03
(#11139 of 13311)
Fred's
use of the term 'heavy machinery'... by lchic - Apr 5,
03 (#11140 of 13311)
Former
Iraqi chief of staff .... by lchic - Apr 5, 03
(#11141 of 13311)
FISK
Almost encircled by his American enemies,... by lchic -
Apr 5, 03 (#11142 of 13311)
Showalter
.... by lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11143 of
13311)
Malysia
- "" After 22 years, Mahathir Mohamad says... by lchic
- Apr 5, 03 (#11144 of 13311)
""
Some believe that Iraq is a safer long-term bet... by
lchic - Apr 5, 03 (#11145 of 13311)
Fredmoore:
The reseach into telomerase... by mazza9 - Apr 5, 03
(#11146 of 13311)
Immortal
'NOW' will be Immortalised later!.. by lchic - Apr 5,
03 (#11147 of 13311)
Bin
Laden's laughter echoes across the West -... by
almarst2003 - Apr 6, 03 (#11148 of 13311)
In
1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal rejected German... by
almarst2003 - Apr 6, 03 (#11149 of 13311)
Roman
Empire of 21st century?.. by almarst2003 - Apr 6, 03
(#11150 of 13311)
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