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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?

lunarchick - 05:30pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6382 of 6390)
lunarchick@www.com

If it's my Monday breakfast time .. it can't still be yours :) Catching the Summer in the MidWest?

rshowalter - 05:56pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6383 of 6390)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

I'm trying to set things out fairly, constructively, and clearly. It is taking thought and time.

rshowalter - 09:00pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6384 of 6390)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

The piece I've prepared hasn't been well enough checked, and I feel a need to do that. I'm too tired to trust myself for the checking now. I'll file within 12 hours or so, after more checking and some sleep.

lunarchick - 09:25pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6385 of 6390)
lunarchick@www.com

Look forward to reading the post later Showalter. Previous links on Problems ~ possumdag 6/28/01 3:38pm ~&~ lunarchick - 03:49am Jun 28, 2001 EST (#6216 of 6384) ~Problems - solve them
http://www.virtualsalt.com/crebook3.htm http://www.mindtools.com/page2.html http://www.opta-food.com/problems/3prbs-prb.html http://www.arachnoid.com/lutusp/crashcourse.html http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/profession/probsolve.htm http://www.infinn.com/creative.html#Tutorial on Problem Solving http://www.infinn.com/creative.html http://www.d-n-i.net/FCS_Folder/dds/58_restor_coherence.htm
Or just create a Wish List !

Some problems are solved to the satisfaction of the individual, others for the group/organisation, whereas the 'big' problems may have a transNational aspect, with diverse populations ?

almarst-2001 - 11:01pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6386 of 6390)

PROTEST THE ILLEGAL ABDUCTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC AND REMIND THE WORLD OF THE REAL CRIMES COMMITTED BY NATO - http://www.iacenter.org/yugo_letter063001.htm

almarst-2001 - 11:04pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6387 of 6390)

Serbia. First raped. Then sold into prostitution.

The "triumf" of the Western "civilization".

almarst-2001 - 11:31pm Jul 1, 2001 EST (#6388 of 6390)

There is another importand issue with MD I believe we did not touch.

All the previous Strategic Arms treaties where based on a simple quantitative analysis: you have X number of missiles and I have Y. We both have about 30 minuts to lunch a responce to a massive nuclear strike which can't remain undetected. Any one of us can luch a limited first strike using primerely a few submarines, if those suceeded to stay undetected - not enough to eliminate a devastating responce.

With BMD the calculation became qualitative: No one will know the degree of effectiveness of MD shield in a different environments, circumstances and missile protection-decoy technics - all of wich will became out of control.

Secondly, once the basic sensorial infrastructure is in place, there will be very easy almost instanteniously to increase the number of interceptors. this will turn the Limited defence into somthing much more then that. Additionally, if lasers will be used, this will create the unlimited defence right from the beginning.

The above points will force all the countries which rely on a MAD to develop a counterbalancing strategy, whatever it will take. Meaning all the previous treaties will be disregarded. Including the placing the nuclear devices on a satelites (sorry that Gesterme did not understand me the first time. I will assume due to my poor English).

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