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New York Times on the Web Forums Science

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.

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Some posters even 'bicker' here, on this board. by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14001 of 14288)

Were an historical figure of yore To emerge... by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14002 of 14288)

With good staffing - the most interesting answer... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14003 of 14288)

Usages that many people cherish make it ... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14004 of 14288)

Lchic, Its the substance .... by fredmoore - Sep 26, 03 (#14005 of 14288)

Fighting is sometimes useful and sometimes not... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14006 of 14288)

U.S... by almarst2002 - Sep 26, 03 (#14007 of 14288)

13275... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14008 of 14288)

Number of People Living in Poverty in U.S... by almarst2002 - Sep 26, 03 (#14009 of 14288)

fredmoore - 05:04am Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 13994 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14010 of 14288)

lchic - 07:10am Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 13998 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14011 of 14288)

lchic - 07:19am Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14001 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14012 of 14288)

rshow55 - 07:07am Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 13996 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14013 of 14288)

More of the same digressive monlogue on more... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14014 of 14288)

rshow55 - 08:16am Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14006 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14015 of 14288)

Rshow, "There are some things to be said against... by fredmoore - Sep 26, 03 (#14016 of 14288)

Humanity and Knowledge were the joint themes of a... by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14017 of 14288)

Cantabb 'You' can mean 'thou' 'You' can mean... by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14018 of 14288)

http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?14@13.wfkRbP6kLvd.432217@.f28e622/15725 by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14019 of 14288)

MD .... by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14020 of 14288)

For stable end games - stable agreements - people... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14021 of 14288)

After stable "agreements to disagree" ... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14022 of 14288)

But this thread is surely limited in some key... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14023 of 14288)

lchic - 03:03pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14018 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14024 of 14288)

Cantabb - we disagree on some key things... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14025 of 14288)

Showalter an interesting set of posts re... by lchic - Sep 26, 03 (#14026 of 14288)

It is often easier to sort things out at a... by jorian319 - Sep 26, 03 (#14027 of 14288)

rshow55 - 03:26pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14021 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14028 of 14288)

rshow55 - 04:14pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14025 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14029 of 14288)

lchic - 04:16pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14026 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14030 of 14288)

"08" should be "8" after WebX?.. by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14031 of 14288)

Bush Seeks Putin's Support on Iraq, Iran By... by rshow55 - Sep 26, 03 (#14032 of 14288)

rshow55 - 06:46pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14031 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14033 of 14288)

cantabb -"...You must NOT remember the exchange... by gisterme - Sep 26, 03 (#14034 of 14288)

gisterme - 08:17pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14034 of... by cantabb - Sep 26, 03 (#14035 of 14288)

Fred -"...Sorry Gisterme .. by gisterme - Sep 26, 03 (#14036 of 14288)

I think Lincoln knew more about missile defence... by fredmoore - Sep 26, 03 (#14037 of 14288)

"...See?.. by gisterme - Sep 26, 03 (#14038 of 14288)

Nearly 50 years before the war in Iraq, Britain... by almarst2003 - Sep 26, 03 (#14039 of 14288)

cantabb -"...Well, some like participating in... by gisterme - Sep 26, 03 (#14040 of 14288)

gisterme - 10:56pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14040 of... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14041 of 14288)

gisterme - 10:56pm Sep 26, 2003 EST (# 14040 of... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14042 of 14288)

Should read (in the previous post): "Why would ... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14043 of 14288)

cantabb -"...Didn't you see the focused on-topic... by gisterme - Sep 27, 03 (#14044 of 14288)

cantabb -Even a blind squirrel... by gisterme - Sep 27, 03 (#14045 of 14288)

gisterme - 12:47am Sep 27, 2003 EST (# 14044 of... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14046 of 14288)

gisterme - 12:48am Sep 27, 2003 EST (# 14045 of... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14047 of 14288)

"...Talking about YOU finding the Letterman jibe... by gisterme - Sep 27, 03 (#14048 of 14288)

gisterme - 01:48am Sep 27, 2003 EST (# 14048 of... by cantabb - Sep 27, 03 (#14049 of 14288)

From: The Cambridge History of English and... by fredmoore - Sep 27, 03 (#14050 of 14288)

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