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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 - 07:12am Aug 26, 2003 EST (# 13401 of 13402)
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rshow55 - 03:49pm Jul 25, 2003 EST (# 13139 of... by gisterme - Jul 25, 03 (#13146 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14825

Fred... by gisterme - Jul 25, 03 (#13147 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14826

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Fred... by gisterme - Jul 26, 03 (#13152 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14831

Robert... by gisterme - Jul 26, 03 (#13153 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14832

Fred... by gisterme - Jul 27, 03 (#13166 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14847

Woof! by gisterme - Jul 27, 03 (#13168 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14851

fredmoore - 02:22am Jul 27, 2003 EST (# 13154 of... by gisterme - Jul 29, 03 (#13173 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14856

Will... by gisterme - Jul 29, 03 (#13174 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14857

Robert... by gisterme - Jul 29, 03 (#13175 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14858

Robert... by gisterme - Jul 29, 03 (#13178 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14861

Fred... by gisterme - Jul 30, 03 (#13179 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14862

"...Since WMDs were not the real reason for... by gisterme - Jul 31, 03 (#13198 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14881

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I heard former CIA director James Woolsey... by gisterme - Aug 1, 03 (#13207 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14890

Robert - "...On this thread, I've said... by gisterme - Aug 1, 03 (#13208 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14891

wrcooper - 06:31pm Aug 2, 2003 EST (# 13216 of... by gisterme - Aug 2, 03 (#13218 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14901

Haven't heard from lchic for several days now,... by gisterme - Aug 2, 03 (#13219 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14902

Will... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13221 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14904

Will... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13222 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14905

Thanks for the promotion, Rob... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13227 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14912

"...Saddam was not just a potential problem, but... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13228 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14913

"...And gisterme thinks doubting his infallibility... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13230 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14915

"...Gisterme , I think what I said about your... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13232 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14917

"...Who Who ... by gisterme - Aug 3, 03 (#13237 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14922

I won't tell bb that, Fred... by gisterme - Aug 5, 03 (#13243 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14928

Fred - "...Besides, Robert has just made some... by gisterme - Aug 5, 03 (#13249 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14934

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"...That's an abnormal circumstance for a person... by gisterme - Aug 6, 03 (#13256 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14941

"...You can't do a workable job "building a... by gisterme - Aug 6, 03 (#13259 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14944

Almarst:'Still waiting for your first-hand... by gisterme - Aug 8, 03 (#13268 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14953

"...Gisterme, I can't speak for almarst , but he... by gisterme - Aug 9, 03 (#13271 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14956

rshow55 - 06:43am Aug 13, 2003 EST (# 13288 of... by gisterme - Aug 14, 03 (#13296 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.8IXabb4JBgY.5551260@.f28e622/14982

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