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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?

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rshow55 - 07:11am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13400 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.

rshow55 - 07:30am Jul 12, 2003 EST (# 12968 of... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13081 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14760

rshow55 - 03:12pm Jul 19, 2003 EST (# 13050 of... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13082 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14761

jorian319 - 01:28pm Jul 21, 2003 EST (# 13068 of... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13083 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14762

"...But perhaps I'm delusional myself -... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13084 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14763

"...Could I be wrong... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13086 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14765

rshow55 - 05:33pm Jul 21, 2003 EST (# 13072 of... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13087 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14766

"...for Lincoln's wanted back in the office... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13088 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14767

There... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13089 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14768

jorian319 - 10:22am Jul 22, 2003 EST (# 13091 of... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13096 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14775

"...Bravo Hercule!..." Thanks Fred and jorian. by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13097 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14776

"...The questions: What did gisterme think and... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13098 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14777

"...I don't find the idea that "spinoffs" from the... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13100 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14779

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Mazza9: "Gisterme is Not GWB!.. by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13101 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14780

"...The plane (Osprey) has had big... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13104 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14783

"...Gisterme , I didn't come to the conclusion... by gisterme - Jul 22, 03 (#13107 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14786

Looks like the "rooting out" in Iraq has been... by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13108 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14787

rshow55 - 10:32am Jul 23, 2003 EST (# 13110 of... by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13113 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14792

"Whoever Gisterme is - he sure pushes hard to... by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13116 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14795

Hi wrcooper!.. by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13117 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14796

Fred, "...Why do NYT keep this forum... by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13118 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14797

Oops!.. by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13119 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14798

I have to wonder how Saddam Hussein feels today... by gisterme - Jul 23, 03 (#13120 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14799

Fred... by gisterme - Jul 24, 03 (#13122 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14801

bbbuck - 01:37am Jul 24, 2003 EST (# 13123 of ...)... by gisterme - Jul 24, 03 (#13127 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14806

wrcooper.... by gisterme - Jul 24, 03 (#13129 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14808

By the way, WR, Thanks for correcting my typo on... by gisterme - Jul 24, 03 (#13130 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14809 jorian... by gisterme - Jul 24, 03 (#13131

"...INCOMING" Okay, Fred... by gisterme - Jul 25, 03 (#13133 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14812

"...KAEP puts the ball past the post." Wheter... by gisterme - Jul 25, 03 (#13134 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14813

"...Why wouldn't the mysterious people you wrote... by gisterme - Jul 25, 03 (#13145 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551241@.f28e622/14

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