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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?

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rshow55 - 07:04am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13394 of 13402)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

lchic - 03:26am Feb 3, 2003 EST (# 8522...) "give... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8527 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10053

The Columbia tragedy is a sad thing... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8528 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10054

lchic - 03:53am Feb 3, 2003 EST (# 8529 ... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8530 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10056

Ummm, lchic, you should consider your sources... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8531 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10057

lchic - 04:27am Feb 3, 2003 EST (# 8532...) "Pity... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8534 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10060

lchic - 04:29am Feb 3, 2003 EST (# 8533...) "... by gisterme - Feb 3, 03 (#8535 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10061

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bbbuck - 12:35am Feb 18, 2003 EST (9059... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9157 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10683

almarst2002 - 07:01am Feb 18, 2003 EST (9063... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9161 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10687

lchic - 03:29am Feb 21, 2003 EST (# 9163 of...)... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9164 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10690

"...Good to hear your voice, in the... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9173 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10699

rshow55 - 07:26am Feb 21, 2003 EST (#9166 of ...)... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9174 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10700

rshow55 - 11:07am Feb 21, 2003 EST (#9175 of... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9184 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10710

rshow55 - 11:32am Feb 21, 2003 EST (#9177 of...)... by gisterme - Feb 21, 03 (#9185 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10711

WRT the Columbia tragedy, I have to wonder if any... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9197 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10723

Ummm, guess who pays the lion's share of the UN... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9198 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10724

Lou, I wish Saddam would go away by a wave of... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9199 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10725

Here's a website that might interest you, lchick: ... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9200 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10726

rshow55 - 07:46am Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9201 of ...)... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9217 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10743

Here's a dot to consider, Robert... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9220 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10746

rshow55 - 05:00pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (#9223 of ...) ... by gisterme - Feb 22, 03 (#9225 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10751

fredmoore - - 08:55pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9228 of... by gisterme - Feb 24, 03 (#9255 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10781

rshow55 - 10:13am Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9205...)... by gisterme - Feb 24, 03 (#9256 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10782

rshow55 - - 04:55pm Feb 22, 2003 EST (# 9222 of... by gisterme - Feb 24, 03 (#9257 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10783

rshow55 - 01:46pm Feb 23, 2003 EST (#9235 of ...)... by gisterme - Feb 24, 03 (#9259 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10785

..You are being idiotically stupid - if you... by gisterme - Feb 24, 03 (#9261 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551091@.f28e622/10787

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