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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 - 04:42pm Nov 13, 2003 EST (# 17589 of 17595)
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.

Though I'm willing to be "corrupted" , within limits.

Just a guess. By a reasonable corporate accounting, New York Times Company has had direct and opportunity costs connected with this thread of about half a million dollars. For a company that isn't especially flush with cash or management time.

Suppose so, just for the argument.

That would easily get NYT Company 10% of the solar energy deal - which would be enough to actually make it work - assuming, as I do, that the technical barriers are small - but the negotiation barriers large.

rshow55 - 04:47pm Nov 13, 2003 EST (# 17590 of 17595)
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.

With somebody like Howell Raines managing the negotiating side - that could easily mature into an income stream in excess of 1 billion $/year. More than your current profit. And a feather in the cap of New York Times on the Web.

The deal could be set up at no marginal cost to NYT - from where we are - except that it would require you to be honest - and do some clear (and fully defensible) exception handling.

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And if the deal, which would be known to be risky financially - went down - as risky deals often do - -there need be no dishonor or cash loss to the TIMES .

Just a thought .

Not that I need NYT to get involved.

But I need in writing a framework that permits me to function.

wrcooper - 05:02pm Nov 13, 2003 EST (# 17591 of 17595)

R Showalter wrote:

But I need in writing a framework that permits me to function.

Okay, here it is:

http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html

rshow55 - 05:10pm Nov 13, 2003 EST (# 17592 of 17595)
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.

Cooper , you're being naive. I appreciate the Constitution - but it doesn't do everything I need.

I've asked for what I need - and I've said what I'll try to do if I don't get it.

The New York Times has a decision to make.

I'm pretty sure what my decisions will be, under the conditions I've thought about - but I'm willing to talk to The New York Times - not to you.

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