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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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lchic - 12:50pm Jan 22, 2003 EST (# 7908 of 7921)
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A Quiche thought here:

http://www.mathworks.com/products/ncd/demos.jsp#

Were 3 or 5 parties to sit down to discuss the tonnage of Quiche required to turn a 'HE' nation of militarism, towards becoming a softer 'SHE' nation of 'nature with nurture and growth' .... one would assume that each of their oscillating curves thrown up would differ, that limits and boundaries would have to be developed via compromise and negotiation, and that within those final boundaries of acceptance a final 'green' ocillating curve might form.

In Quiche terms it might determine the acceptable logistics on Quiche with respect to quantity, timing, distribution channels, supply routes, and funding --- whatever it takes to make it a 'SHE-er-World' :)

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lchic - 01:03pm Jan 22, 2003 EST (# 7909 of 7921)
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That the mechanics of the thread have been lost for the present is regretable.

Looking at the thread outline it is possible to pick up the initial words of a post - along with post-date-unique|number

Tedious but more intelligable, as would be just the unique number of a post, than laying out a non-active HTML that looks ugly.

The tedious follow-ups would have to be undertaken by those who really wanted to 'know'.

Examples :

Wow, I get that you have great respect for Paul... by manjumicha2001 - Mar 1, 02 (#35 of 7908)

Why don't you pull down the Coyle Report, and we... by rshow55 - Mar 1, 02 (#36 of 7908)

The OLD system of Nation-Nation warfare has to become an outmoded concept of the past - Globally the world is too small, too interconnected, too precious for the horrors of war to be goose-stepped onto it's beautiful face.

lchic - 01:05pm Jan 22, 2003 EST (# 7910 of 7921)
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http://www.shomepower.com/dict/o/oscilloscope.htm

rshow55 - 02:19pm Jan 22, 2003 EST (# 7911 of 7921)
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.

The OLD system of Nation-Nation warfare has to become an outmoded concept of the past - Globally the world is too small, too interconnected, too precious for the horrors of war to be goose-stepped onto it's beautiful face.

Yes ! A very few questions of mechanics - and some questions about "what it means to be a human being" -- and we can do much better.

I've taken a little time to exercise and eat - and I'll go out to pick up something before I get back to gisterme - my bet is he has some other things to do.

rshow55 - 02:20pm Jan 22, 2003 EST (# 7912 of 7921)
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.

North Korea Pledges to Hold Off Nuclear Arms Work By HOWARD W. FRENCH http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/international/22CND_KORE.html

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 22 — North Korea pledged today that it had no intention of producing nuclear weapons, a declaration made during high-level talks with South Korean officials here in which both sides appeared to be playing to different audiences.

North Korea's statement, which was heavily qualified, appeared intended to make its position sound more reasonable amid a festering nuclear proliferation crisis and to appeal to an increasingly sympathetic South Korean audience.

Steps in the right direction. Both North and South Korea are to be commended, I think.

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