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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

possumdag - 03:27pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5000 of 5006)
Possumdag@excite.com

5000 MD discourse postings .... and still talking .. means there's a lot to mull over regarding MD.

possumdag - 03:29pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5001 of 5006)
Possumdag@excite.com

Noted above that EU and USA are big buddies .... and Bwsh has placed Russia into Europe .. leading us to draw the logical conclusion that Russia/EU/America are now 'Big Buddies' .... Time to Party ? Or ...

rshowalter - 03:31pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5002 of 5006)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

And a lot of people, including many of high rank, in positions of great trust, have been paralyzed by fear and lies.

The situation is so stupid that, once the basic problems were acknowledged a lot could be fixed. ! ! ! !

rshowalter - 03:33pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5003 of 5006)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

With just minimal honesty, it WOULD be time to party, or could be in a few months. The essential needs of Russia and the rest of the world could be met and we could take the damn things down.

They are obsolete, useless menaces that could destroy the world.

rshowalter - 03:39pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5004 of 5006)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

There would be other negotiations and arrangements that would have to be made, but this could be done and people could understand and remember it.
MD266 rshowalt 9/25/00 7:32am .... MD267 rshowalt 9/25/00 7:33am
MD268 rshowalt 9/25/00 7:35am .... MD269 rshowalt 9/25/00 7:36am

If some other world leaders asked George W. Bush specifically and in detail why it couldn't be done -- the answers might be interesting, and might look interesting on videotape.

rshowalter - 03:42pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5005 of 5006)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

"rogue nations" -- in the sense the words have been used, and are used above -- would step into line pretty quickly, I believe. Assuming some sensible, humanly reasonable talking was done.

And we could spend our resources on other things -

- like getting the world on a sustainable energy budget -- with renewable energy supplies big enough for us

. . and getting CO2 concentrations controlled -- if the world is industrialized enough now that it needs a "world excretory system" for C02, we should build one. It wouldn't be hard to do.

rshowalter - 03:43pm Jun 13, 2001 EST (#5006 of 5006)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

And if the nuclear mess was under better control, I might be able to get a job . . . and, speaking selfishly, that would be nice.

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