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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?

Read Debates, a new Web-only feature culled from Readers' Opinions, published every Thursday.

(13700 previous messages)

Robert -"...Unless we can anchor discourse on some... by gisterme - Sep 17, 03 (#13701 of 17697)

Gisterme, I don't agree with all that Robert says... by fredmoore - Sep 17, 03 (#13702 of 17697)

Robert, The following poem by another Robert... by fredmoore - Sep 17, 03 (#13703 of 17697)

Fred -"...What gives?..." I suppose my... by gisterme - Sep 17, 03 (#13704 of 17697)

Close to 14,000 posts now, but I don't see the... by cantabb - Sep 17, 03 (#13705 of 17697)

Gisterme, Thanks ... by fredmoore - Sep 17, 03 (#13706 of 17697)

I e-mailed the moderator several days back and... by mazza9 - Sep 17, 03 (#13707 of 17697)

Lou, "Quae cum ita sunt" Cheers by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13708 of 17697)

1192... by rshow55 - Sep 18, 03 (#13709 of 17697)

Repeat: If good decisions are to be made by... by rshow55 - Sep 18, 03 (#13710 of 17697)

Robert, The USA was built by so called... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13711 of 17697)

Eisenhower agreed - partially - but had serious... by rshow55 - Sep 18, 03 (#13712 of 17697)

fredmoore - 10:55pm Sep 17, 2003 EST (# 13706 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13713 of 17697)

fredmoore - 10:55pm Sep 17, 2003 EST (# 13706 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13714 of 17697)

Cantabelle, You're happy to come here and waste... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13715 of 17697)

fredmoore - 10:03am Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13715 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13716 of 17697)

Well I usually call him cantadd, but I like... by bbbuck - Sep 18, 03 (#13717 of 17697)

Cantabelle is a chook that pecks and pecks ... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13718 of 17697)

bbbuck - 11:20am Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13717 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13719 of 17697)

fredmoore - 11:21am Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13718 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13720 of 17697)

One of the markers of cantabelleism, is that he... by bbbuck - Sep 18, 03 (#13721 of 17697)

bbbuck - 12:20pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13721 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13722 of 17697)

bbbuck - 12:20pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13721 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13723 of 17697)

bbbuck - 12:20pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13721 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13724 of 17697)

Oops... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13725 of 17697)

cantabb -"...Just review the posts since my first... by gisterme - Sep 18, 03 (#13726 of 17697)

gisterme - 12:58pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13726 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13727 of 17697)

SPEAK OUT ON SENATE VOTE ON NEW NUCLEAR WEAPONS ... by patthnyc - Sep 18, 03 (#13728 of 17697)

Saudis consider nuclear weapons By Ewen MacAskill... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13729 of 17697)

fred, any idea on which country the Saudhis will... by patthnyc - Sep 18, 03 (#13730 of 17697)

9-11-2001 -- Come To London's Docklands -- Looking... by patthnyc - Sep 18, 03 (#13731 of 17697)

cont'd ... by patthnyc - Sep 18, 03 (#13732 of 17697)

fredmoore - 01:29pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13729 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13733 of 17697)

patthnyc - 01:30pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13730 of... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13734 of 17697)

fred, where does Pakistan get its' nuclear weapons... by patthnyc - Sep 18, 03 (#13735 of 17697)

I'm spending time with my paretns - but some may... by rshow55 - Sep 18, 03 (#13736 of 17697)

patthnyc - 01:48pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13735 of... by fredmoore - Sep 18, 03 (#13737 of 17697)

Fred -"I've no idea why NYT keeps this Forum... by gisterme - Sep 18, 03 (#13738 of 17697)

gisterme - 02:53pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13738 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13739 of 17697)

"...Again, even IF it were on that topic, ... by gisterme - Sep 18, 03 (#13740 of 17697)

...the bottom line for me is not whether it's... by jorian319 - Sep 18, 03 (#13741 of 17697)

gisterme - 04:07pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13740 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13742 of 17697)

jorian319 - 04:27pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13741 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13743 of 17697)

It may be possible, but we don't really have it,... by jorian319 - Sep 18, 03 (#13744 of 17697)

jorian319 - 04:58pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13744 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13745 of 17697)

jorian319 - 04:58pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (# 13744 of... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13746 of 17697)

I might start watching this Forum Is that a... by jorian319 - Sep 18, 03 (#13747 of 17697)

jorian319 - 06:14pm Sep 18, 2003 EST (#... by cantabb - Sep 18, 03 (#13748 of 17697)

You're right cantabelle... by bbbuck - Sep 18, 03 (#13749 of 17697)

jorian -"...A smuggled or domestically assembled... by gisterme - Sep 18, 03 (#13750 of 17697)

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