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Russian military leaders have expressed concern about US plans for a national missile defense system. Will defense technology be limited by possibilities for a strategic imbalance? Is this just SDI all over again?

rshowalter - 05:31pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5133 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Back. Looked at the news.

It seems to me a fine time for getting many world problems solved. People are flexible (and that's true, to a significant extent, of the Bush administration). People know they have a mess. And they care.

The extent of the effort on this thread illustrates well how much some people care.

I'll be getting some links, to directories, and lists of postings linked to NYT stories, in case anyone wants a sense of how much effort has been extended by people who have some sharp differences, but some common ground as well.

I believe that the chances of real peace are getting better, because of communication patterns, made possible by the internet, illustrated by this thread.

rshowalter - 05:37pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5134 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Much progress by May 8th, by a distinguished and hardworking cast of "stand ins" simulating "Putin" and "Clinton" and "a senior Bush administation advisor" -- with efforts that have continued.

Here are directories of very extensive postings.

MD3532 rshowalter 5/8/01 6:51pm . . . MD3533 rshowalter 5/8/01 6:53pm

rshowalter - 05:44pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5135 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Key progress, between me and gisterme by MD3772-3773 rshowalter 5/12/01 6:45pm

rshowalter - 05:49pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5136 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

Here is the multipart Cast of characters -- a "PUTIN STAND-IN" -- almarstel2001 (1-10) MD4389 rshowalter 5/31/01 2:51pm

With a KEY concession for nuclear and total military accomodation. Even full disarmament might be possible (on this "dry run" basis) but things are mutually dependent.

rshowalter - 06:12pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5137 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

178 more postings by gisterme, since MD3532, with much progress made MD4584 rshowalter 6/7/01 7:59pm ....

MD4640 rshowalter 6/8/01 10:28pm ... MD4641 rshowalter 6/9/01 6:55am

rshowalter - 06:12pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5138 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

These posts are directories of posts by gisterme.

MD4642 rshowalter 6/9/01 6:57am
Here are linked directories of the 170+ postings by gisterme since MD3353 - MD3354 .... 5/6/01

rshowalter - 06:14pm Jun 14, 2001 EST (#5139 of 5145)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

MD4643 rshowalter 6/9/01 7:00am
After MD3353- MD3354 5/6/01 10:56am and a short comment from gisterme , almarstel_2001 reappeared, after an absence.

almarstel_2001 , this forum's "Vladimr Putin stand-in" has made the following postings since that time. If a person samples the many posts in these linked directories, at random, I think that person would be impressed at the intellectual quality, and the quantity, of almarstel_2001's attention to this thread.

MD4644 rshowalter 6/9/01 7:15am here are the DIRECTORIES of almarstel's numerous and distinguished postings set out in Cast of characters -- a "PUTIN STAND-IN" -- almarstel2001 (1-9)

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