Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-22 Thread Julia Thompson
Erik Reuter wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 01:35:35PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > The article is actually more about prognostications; it is 26K and I > > can forward it to whoever would like, or post it on-list if people > > want. I don't know where it was originally from (my friend

RE: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-21 Thread Deborah Harrell
Apparently it's only 11K...even though in my Inbox it says 26... Go figure! > Two writers explain why Science Ficion has predicted > so much of the future > “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make > real,” Jules Verne wrote > in the 19th century. Along with H.G. Wells, Verne > created

RE: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-21 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Erik Reuter > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 a

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-21 Thread Doug
Deborah Harrell wrote: The article is actually more about prognostications; it is 26K and I can forward it to whoever would like, or post it on-list if people want. I don't know where it was originally from (my friend is away on vacation right now), but it appears to be recent. Post it pleas

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-21 Thread Erik Reuter
On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 01:35:35PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: > The article is actually more about prognostications; it is 26K and I > can forward it to whoever would like, or post it on-list if people > want. I don't know where it was originally from (my friend is away on > vacation right now

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-21 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The ABM systems do not pass the BS test I use for > new technology. The test > isn't foolproof, but I'd be very curious to see why > they don't do the > things that successful and innovative designers tend > to do with hard > problems. Instead they

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:53 AM Subject: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > And as for ignoring human rights abuses by Russia - wasn't

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 4:31 PM Subject: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > Dan said: > > > Basically, the US has stated that it will not

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Richard Baker
Dan said: > Basically, the US has stated that it will not deploy a sufficently > large ABM system to stop an attack by China or Russia. As long as this > is understood as a valid statement, there is no real inducement for > either country to build many more weapons. According to the FAS nuclear a

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Dan Minette
> > Building a Margenol (sp) line is not a defense. > > Do you mean a Maginot Line? > Yes. Thanks for assisting a pour spellar. Dan M. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 2:33 AM Subject: RE: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > > -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > > Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] &

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread Julia Thompson
Dan Minette wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:36 PM > Subject: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > > > As for

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 11:52 PM 11/18/2002 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: >Well, I certainly didn't say that. Russia is too poor. But, Russia'a >agreement doesn't come without a price. My guess is that the price for the >agreement here and there is a blind eye to any Russian human rights abuses. Ok, don't take this wron

RE: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-19 Thread J . v . Baardwijk
> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 19 november 2002 5:36 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > However, some list members rather voiciferously predicted

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 10:19:15PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: > > John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security > > Remarks to the Fourth RUSI Missile Defense Conference > > London, England > > November 18, 2002 > > It is no longer a question of whether missi

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-18 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:36 PM Subject: Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > Dan: > > This article was certainly not meant to be the "

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-18 Thread John D. Giorgis
Dan: This article was certainly not meant to be the "last word" regarding all points of the argument. However, some list members rather voiciferously predicted that withdrawing from the ABM Treaty would produce an arms race.Additionally, he also did address the point you raised earlier about

Re: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment

2002-11-18 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:19 PM Subject: Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment > Here's an interesting perspective on the actual results of a pretty heated > list discussion from bac