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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 - 07:20am Jan 31, 2003 EST (# 8373 of 8380)
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.

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Missile Defense #7033 - gisterme Dec 26, 2002 03:09 am <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8556">gisterme 12/26/02 3:09am</a>

Missile Defense #7034 - gisterme Dec 26, 2002 04:42 am <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8557">gisterme 12/26/02 4:42am</a>

Missile Defense #7234 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 09:00 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8758">gisterme 1/2/03 9:00pm</a>

Missile Defense #7235 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 09:34 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8759">gisterme 1/2/03 9:34pm</a>

Missile Defense #7237 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 09:56 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8761">gisterme 1/2/03 9:56pm</a>

Missile Defense #7240 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 10:20 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8764">gisterme 1/2/03 10:20pm</a>

Missile Defense #7243 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 10:35 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8767">gisterme 1/2/03 10:35pm</a>

Missile Defense #7244 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 10:37 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8768">gisterme 1/2/03 10:37pm</a>

Missile Defense #7246 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 10:53 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8770">gisterme 1/2/03 10:53pm</a>

Missile Defense #7248 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 10:59 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8772">gisterme 1/2/03 10:59pm</a>

Missile Defense #7250 - gisterme Jan 2, 2003 11:22 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8774">gisterme 1/2/03 11:22pm</a>

Missile Defense #7251 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 12:29 am <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8775">gisterme 1/3/03 12:29am</a>

Missile Defense #7252 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 12:38 am <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8776">gisterme 1/3/03 12:38am</a>

Missile Defense #7255 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 04:14 am <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8779">gisterme 1/3/03 4:14am</a>

Missile Defense #7273 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 01:57 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8797">gisterme 1/3/03 1:57pm</a>

Missile Defense #7275 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 03:15 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8799">gisterme 1/3/03 3:15pm</a>

Missile Defense #7277 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 03:33 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8801">gisterme 1/3/03 3:33pm</a>

Missile Defense #7282 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 05:22 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8806">gisterme 1/3/03 5:22pm</a>

Missile Defense #7285 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 05:51 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8809">gisterme 1/3/03 5:51pm</a>

Missile Defense #7300 - gisterme Jan 3, 2003 08:19 pm <a href="/webin/WebX?13@93.m5Veaw5G1ga.84873@.f28e622/8824">gisterme 1/3/03 8:19pm</a>

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