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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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commondata - 05:50pm Dec 17, 2002 EST (# 6811 of 6822)

wrcooper 12/17/02 5:48pm - thanks a lot.

mazza9 - 06:05pm Dec 17, 2002 EST (# 6812 of 6822)
"Quae cum ita sunt" Caesar's Gallic Commentaries

Aviation Week reports the test failure. It seems that warhead separation didn't occur. The Boeing ABL participated in the test. Its tracking system and battle management software was being tested.

The announced missile defense installation is slated for 2004 and it's positioning suggests that North Korea is a real threat. I'd sure like to see some of the real intelligence on that particular threat. They certainly are proliferating.

manjumicha - 06:43pm Dec 17, 2002 EST (# 6813 of 6822)

"it's positioning suggests that North Korea is a real threat".....:-)

Where have you been for, say, the last decade?

almarst2002 - 09:04pm Dec 17, 2002 EST (# 6814 of 6822)

The view from the other side: Arab holocaust in the making - http://www.balochistanpost.com/item.asp?ID=3015

lunarchick - 10:48pm Dec 17, 2002 EST (# 6815 of 6822)

balochistanpost --- wow what a name ... says

"" .... Pakistan's total foreign debts would stand at Rs. 2533 billion or US $ 42.21 billion by the end of fiscal year 2003-2004.

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