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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?

mazza9 - 11:01am Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10779 of 10791)
Louis Mazza

idenbade:

Lest we forget the term is not liberal but "the dictatorship of the proletariat" Sounds like everyone is invloved but in reality it is the intelligencia, the elite who rule by virtue of their arrogation of power.

This forum has three questions

1. Technology changed since "Star Wars"(notice the correct name SDI isn't used in the question but a demeaning liberal epithet!) Answer Yes.

2. Can application of such science be successful? Answer Yes!

3. Militarized Space? Answer. depends on the definition of "is!"

Isn't it strange that we dicuss political correctness vis a vis this statue. We seem to forget that political correctness harks back to my definition above of the "dictatorship of the proletariat". Some fool pretends to know, better than the heros of 911, what a hero is.

You know, I wrote a letter to the editor shortly after 911 and stated that the concrete and asbestos dust covered the New Yorkers that day. You couldn't see ethnicity but the statement that shouted from all the pictures that I saw was, "These are AMERICANS!"

LouMazza

rshow55 - 11:37am Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10780 of 10791)

Americans need to be WORTHY of the GOOD THINGS people associate with the flag - - not just wave it. I love the flag, too.

Yelling "Communist" - - or simply spouting class hate, is discredible.

It makes no sense for the United States of America to squander its prestige and resources on systems that cannot possibly work.

And with stakes as high as they are, facts should be determined - - efforts to determine them shouldn't be shouted down, in the worst McCarthy tradition.

MD6613 rshowalter 7/4/01 10:46pm . . . MD6614 rshowalter 7/4/01 10:48pm
MD6619 rshowalter 7/4/01 11:11pm

rshow55 - 11:53am Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10781 of 10791)

For all the problems and tragedies, there's been a lot of progress, on important things, since July 4th. There's more to do. In the national interest, and broader human interests, as well.

America needs defenses, and relationships with the rest of the world that are workable, efficient, and honorable. Lies or mistakes on "missile defense" or other subjects don't help.

idenbade - 12:03pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10782 of 10791)

Gen. McCarthy got it right but went about it the wrong way. If you look at the evidence of late Gen. McCarthy has been vindicate of sort. Everything Gen. McCarthy said was taking place with the "communist movement" in America did in fact take place. Too bad Gen. McCarthy went to the dark side to stamp out the social disease known as "Communism". Instead of being labeled a Hitler type he would have been labeled a hero if he would have gone about exposing the Communist in America in a more forth right manner. To call a person a McCarthyite is an insult, but if he had not done what he did America would be ruled by the communist party by now. This is truly a quagmire.

rshow55 - 01:56pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10783 of 10791)

Gisterme made some points last night, that were good points, that I haven't responded to.

I'm trying to do so effectively, and in a way that is fair to all concerned, and makes human and practical sense. And I'm wondering, sometimes, about things I might be wrong about.

When bad assumptions made for flawed decisions 50 years ago, or 350 years ago, "who is to blame?" may not be very interesting - and "who should be penalized?" may be inefficient as well as unfair.

All the same, messes, when they happen, and when right answers matter enough, ought to be fixed. Carefully.

lchic - 02:44pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10784 of 10791)

Reading through posts begs the question:
What is 'an American'?
Answer most often is someone from elsewhere who now resides at a political_geographical locale named USA.

lchic - 02:53pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10785 of 10791)

Putin has Euro-Leaders clammering for his attention. Two hours to lunch in Paris prior to a two day visit to Poland (brige betwixt Eu and Ru) where a chunkyPercentage fear the resurrection of Russia as a main player powerblock. Apprehension relates to history, together with intentions and competence of recent and current Russian Leaderships.
Putin's aim is to restore Russia as a main player - which is happening - especially in the past half year.

With respect to MD a question for
Russia to carefully consider is how responsible is She in caring for her scattered nuclear stocks?

rshow55 - 03:13pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10786 of 10791)

Big question. People on both sides are working on that. But it pollutes the dialog, on that and other issues on which safety depends, every time somebody lies, or tries a squeeze play, or tries to get a "nuclear war fighting" advantage.

These days, on nuclear matters, transparency and safety go together.

lchic - 03:29pm Jan 15, 2002 EST (#10787 of 10791)

Roxby Downs South Australia had a Uranium Plant Leak last week ... now it seems there have been 22 over the past two years, not reported 'up the chain' to the Minister, because they were deemed by private company management as 'minor' ... the paradigm has now shifted minor to MAJOR !

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