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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?

aaphrodite - 04:46pm Sep 24, 2001 EST (#9847 of 9851)

Aphrodite's message is love.

Bin Laden's (attributed message) is 'by all the means at your disposal'

Is this trashing 'love' ?

rshowalter - 04:57pm Sep 24, 2001 EST (#9848 of 9851)
Robert Showalter showalte@macc.wisc.edu

I wrote MD9827 rshowalter 9/24/01 9:38am . . intending it for almarst.

" You'd have to explain some key things to the American people . . .

"And explain things to other people, and get some facts checked to closure, and explained to the high standard that persuasion actually takes.

The question of getting things checked to closure, and getting solutions to problems of military stability, has been a key subject of this thread since the beginning.

The problem of terrorism complicates the situation a little, but I believe that the means that would be needed to deal with the complexity involved, and find workable solutions, could be handled, to a large extent, by journalistic organizations working together with interested nation states.

The subject has been a recurring theme on this thread, and I think that it would make sense, it any staffed organizations are looking at this thread, to look at citations in reverse chronological order, placed as they were in the context of this forum. Here are those links, to postings I've read and think worth considering, as we face up to the opportunities and perils that we are facing now.

MD8331 applez101 9/2/01 2:59pm ... MD8332 rshowalter 9/2/01 2:59pm
MD8333 rshowalter 9/2/01 3:09pm ... MD8347 rshowalter 9/2/01 5:09pm

MD8294 rshowalter 9/1/01 12:39pm ... MD8296 rshowalter 9/1/01 1:39pm
MD8297 rshowalter 9/1/01 2:11pm ...

MD2916 rshowalter 5/1/01 5:59pm ... MD2917 rshowalter 5/1/01 6:05pm

MD2064 rshowalter 4/6/01 1:42pm ... MD2065 rshowalter 4/6/01 1:43pm
MD2066 rshowalter 4/6/01 1:43pm ... MD2067 rshowalter 4/6/01 1:44pm
MD2068 rshowalter 4/6/01 2:01pm ...

MD2008 rshowalter 4/5/01 2:15pm ... MD2009 rshowalter 4/5/01 2:17pm
MD2010 rshowalter 4/5/01 2:21pm ...

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