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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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lunarchick - 12:44am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6822 of 6832)

Christmas 1914 - what men get up to when left to themselves

http://europeanhistory.about.com/library/bldyk12.htm

almarst2002 - 06:59am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6823 of 6832)

Leaked report says German and US firms supplied arms to Saddam - http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/story.jsp?story=362566

The AXIS in details...

almarst2002 - 07:10am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6824 of 6832)

Britain could act without UN ruling, says Hoon - http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,862148,00.html

almarst2002 - 07:19am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6825 of 6832)

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/iraqpoll021217.html

How deep is the public's support for war?

Support military action 62 percent Support major bombing campaign 50 percent Support invasion with ground troops 45 percent Support if allies oppose 42 percent Support if U.N. opposes 37 percent Support high casualty ground war 30 percent

Six in 10 say they'd support using nuclear weapons against Iraq if it attacked U.S. forces with biological or chemical weapons. Last week the Bush administration said it was prepared to use "overwhelming force" — including nuclear weapons — in response to an attack that used weapons of mass destruction against the United States, its forces or allies.

almarst2002 - 07:27am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6826 of 6832)

Russia Expresses Regret at Missile Defense Decision - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5173-2002Dec18.html

decision to deploy the anti-missile program runs counter to the priorities set by Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin at their various meetings to cut their respective nuclear arsenals, fight the spread of weapons of mass destruction and international terrorism.

almarst2002 - 07:29am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6827 of 6832)

US/WEST EUROPEAN LINKS TO ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM - http://emperors-clothes.com/indict/911page.htm#3

vanceco - 09:06am Dec 18, 2002 EST (# 6828 of 6832)

what about cruise missiles?

ABM, by definition(anti-BALLISTIC missile) will not work against 'cruise' missiles. russia and china already have cruise missile technology, and could easily sell the systems throughout the world. ICBM's are very expensive and difficult to develop, especially in secret...potential enemies could simply concentrate on developing submarine launched cruise missiles, and we'd be screwed with our useless ABM system that bankrupted social security.

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