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?
We need to approach the problem with intelligence, in many senses
of the term. High tech weapons don't help much here. Dishonesty
hurts us.
* * * * * * * * *
The Science - Missile Defense thread is extensive, and somewhat
specialized.
A summary of it, with many links, is set out in the following
links. The summary says something about what's been done here, and
what there might be to hope for, using some of the kinds of
interaction that have happened on this thread.
MD8062 rshowalter
8/23/01 5:34pm .... MD8063 rshowalter
8/23/01 5:35pm
MD8064 rshowalter
8/23/01 5:36pm ... MD8065 rshowalter
8/23/01 5:36pm
MD8067 rshowalter
8/23/01 5:41pm ...
MD3409 rshowalter
5/7/01 7:37am
We need to fight terrorism in a way that most people in
the world can identify with.
If we do the opposite, we endanger ourselves and the whole world.
lunarchick
- 08:16am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9358
of 9376)
lunarchick@www.com
!
lunarchick
- 08:23am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9359
of 9376)
lunarchick@www.com
The terrorist way isn't the way that people approve of ... wasn't
it a '1 in 5000' approach? (Angier article above). If this is so,
then, within that community there will be more people who disapprove
of, than approve of, terrorist tactics. The enemy within applies to
a terrorists own world.
Two questions -
do terrorists/former terrorists ever conform back to the
values of even their own society .. or are they always random
odd_balls due to blow?
can the community they live within be upgraded to the point
where the function of a terrorist is redundant?
rshowalter
- 08:29am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9360
of 9376) 
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
The answer to both questions is "yes."
People do conform back. Communities can be upgraded (can upgrade
themselves, as part of larger communities.)
There are plenty of examples.
rshowalter
- 08:31am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9361
of 9376)
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
Justified trust is needed to maintain communities. We
could do better here, and the example below is recent, and
important, when we consider arguments for military action.
MD7557 rshowalter
7/28/01 9:30pm ... MD7558 rshowalter
7/28/01 9:32pm
The GUARDIAN reported on August 18, 2000 http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a399d43976bee.html
that Serb killings, which the Western press said were up to 100,000
dead -- were under 3000. (set out in THE KOSVO FRAUD - WILL THEY
EVER ADMIT IT? http://128.121.216.19/justin/j082100.html
... )
Numbers matter in military decision making, and the disparity
between 3,000 and 100,000 is glaring.
It is vital, if the world is to run decently for us to do a MUCH
better job of establishing facts than we have done. And a less
corrupt job.
rshowalter
- 08:31am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9362
of 9376)
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
Many carefully written, deeply felt posts from almarst ...
MD7559 rshowalter
7/28/01 9:33pm
lunarchick
- 08:44am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9363
of 9376)
lunarchick@www.com
WAR lifts Aussie Government - in the minds of the fickle public:
http://www.roymorgan.com/polls/2001/3438/index.html
http://www.roymorgan.com/polls/2001/index.html
rshowalter
- 08:44am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9364
of 9376)
Robert Showalter
showalte@macc.wisc.edu
Big reasons why the subject of "missile defense" matters:
MD7562 rshowalter
7/29/01 4:48am
lunarchick
- 08:56am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9365
of 9376)
lunarchick@www.com
DoubleStandardsUSAmedia
ref
http://www.fair.org/index.html
lunarchick
- 09:00am Sep 18, 2001 EST (#9366
of 9376)
lunarchick@www.com
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