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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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speedbird77 - 05:05am Jul 9, 2000 EST (#160 of 11858)
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We are told by the Democratic administration that the US economy has never been better. Huge numbers are being thrown about when they mention the projected government surpluss. Money is just rolling down the streets and yet, some in the US question the cost of NMD.

My goodness, where would this country be today if the men and women who built it accepted defeat so easily.

I for one do not wish to bank our security on the hope that once they do acquire a nuclear potential, men like Kim Jong Il and Saddam Hussein will be rational.

What they are planning on is the fact that the US WILL NOT retaliate for a single warhead flung at the US in anger because of the huge amount of death and destruction that would be caused to the neighboring country's of the attacker.

This country did not become what she is today by people accepting defeat so easily.

speedbird77 - 05:17am Jul 9, 2000 EST (#161 of 11858)
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Oh, please dont look surprised when the Chinese test their NEW road mobile ICBM next month.

You remember, the one with stolen warhead technology from the US.

I for one predict a successful test firing of the entire warhead/missile package.

becky62347 - 05:19am Jul 9, 2000 EST (#162 of 11858)

I am convinced that the Clinton administration does NOT want a missile defense system, because Clinton would like nothing better than to see this country VULNERABLE. He is a socialist and a traitor. These failures are designed to convince supporters that such a system is NOT feasible, and to insure opponents that they have nothing to worry about, because we'll NEVER have a system. Watch the sudden surprise successes that we will have when Bush becomes president.

becky62347 - 05:33am Jul 9, 2000 EST (#163 of 11858)

Clinton and his gang are a bunch of traitors. They give away U.S. technology to China, then stage PHONY tests designed to make us look VULNERABLE, so the Chinese will be encouraged to build a system of their own. Sound PARANOID? Well, who wouldn't be with this president in office? His administration can be trusted NOT to tell the truth about anything. Don't be surprised when the Bush administration conducts SUCCESSFUL tests.

sdinutss - 03:40pm Jul 9, 2000 EST (#164 of 11858)

speed and becky

you guys are pefect example of how paranoid and fearfull behavior often results in incorrect policy routes when considering the long term objectives of this country. You guys are the ones who tend to die in fires because you panicked and did not remain calm of a situation. Public Policy can be made under such duress-under such fear- but it often is a long term failure.

So silence your crys to 'Do Something'-instead learn what exactly it is your crys would do.

sdinutss - 03:42pm Jul 9, 2000 EST (#165 of 11858)

ooh and becky

this is an iron triangle issue right now- The president has about has much influence in this decision has Trumman did to drop the bomb on Japan..

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