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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?

rshowalter - 07:45pm Oct 8, 2001 EST (#10182 of 10188)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

U.S. and Pakistan Discuss Nuclear Security By DOUGLAS FRANTZ 2001/10/01/ QUETTA, Pakistan, Sept. 30 — American military and intelligence officials have talked with the Pakistani government about concerns over the security of its nuclear weapons stockpile and the country's two nuclear plants, two Pakistani officials say.

An Act of Terror Reshapes the Globe by MICHAEL WINES 2001/09/30 The question now, as a single breathtaking act of horror cracks old alliances and snaps together unlikely new ones in their place, is whether a modern madman has swung history onto a new axis, with ramifications far from his own intentions.

Remaking the Military 2001/09/30/opinion While the Defense Department's long-range planning report reflects new attention on homeland defense and Central Asia, bolder changes will be needed.

U.S. Pursued Secret Efforts to Catch or Kill bin Laden by JAMES RISEN 2001/09/30 Officials say the United States has been trying to kill bin Laden and destroy his network for years.

Antiterror Coalition Will Be Shifting, Loose and Anything but Grand by DOUGLAS JEHL 2001/09/30 Asked by President Bush to choose sides in the war on terrorism, most of the world has chosen to side with the West, but not without adding the kind of caveats bound to create fault lines in an American-led coalition.

Large U.S. Force in Afghan Area Gives the Option to Strike at Will by STEVEN LEE MYERS and THOM SHANKER 2001/09/30/international The United States has now amassed a military force of 28,000 troops, more than 300 warplanes and two dozen warships in the region surrounding Iraq and Afghanistan, enough firepower to allow President Bush to strike at any moment should he so decide.

So Far, Europe Breathes Easier Over Free Hand Given the U.S. by STEVEN ERLANGER 2001/09/29 European anxiety that NATO had handed the United States a blank check to retaliate against terrorism worldwide has lessened for now, with Washington winning praise for its deliberate response to the attacks on New York and the Pentagon.

In the Next Chapter, Is Technology an Ally? By KATIE HAFNER 2001/09/27 Circuits invited six computer experts to discuss technology and terrorism. Not surprisingly, some are more sanguine than others.

Generals Given Power to Order Downing of Jets by ERIC SCHMITT 2001/09/27 President Bush has authorized two midlevel Air Force generals to order commercial airliners that threaten American cities shot down.

Alaska Antimissile Site: Too Close for Russians' Comfort? by JAMES DAO 2001/09/26 The construction of a missile defense site may complicate the Bush administration's efforts to keep Russia in an international coalition on terrorism.

rshowalter - 07:46pm Oct 8, 2001 EST (#10183 of 10188)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

RECENT MISSILE DEFENSE ARTICLES IN THE NYT

Schröder Urges Milder View of Moscow Role in Chechnya by STEVEN ERLANGER 2001/09/26 Western nations today gave a first indication of the price they may be ready to pay for Russian support in the fight against terrorism as Gerhard Schröder, the German chancellor, said the world should moderate its view of Moscow's actions in Chechnya.

Senate Backs Plan to Close Military Bases by ADAM CLYMER 2001/09/26 Under the base-closing procedure, which has been used several times in recent years, a commission proposes closings and Congress votes up or down on the entire package without amendments.

The Awakened Giant: How Will It Strike Back? To the Editor:. 2001/09/24/opinion

From Many Voices, One Battle Strategy by THE NEW YORK TIMES 2001/09/23 President Bush's new strategy to combat terrorism springs from the distillation of seven days of intense exchanges among his advisors.

Beneficiaries of the Military Buildup Await Their Orders By JAMES DAO 2001/09/22 Scores of military contractors could be among the corporate beneficiaries of the devastating attacks of Sept. 11.

Bush Rallies America: Ovations and Doubts ... To the Editor:. 2001/09/22

Justice Warns of Other Terror Plots by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Bush plans to push for sweeping changes in airport security, including armed officers on almost every flight, as the Justice Department warns that terrorists may be plotting more destruction.

U.S. to Brief NATO Defense Ministers by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The American message to its NATO allies is that much remains unknown about those who orchestrated the attacks on the United States and the response at this stage isn't primarily a military one, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.

Democrats in Senate Back Down on Missile Shield Issue by ADAM CLYMER 2001/09/22 Senate Democrats backed down today on missile defense, agreeing to restore the $1.3 billion in spending.

Bush Orders Heavy Bombers Near Afghans by DAVID E. SANGER 2001/09/20 President Bush ordered heavy bombers and other aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan.

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