Re: OT: WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 7 Jul 06 Washington, DC

Sam Wormley <swormley1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
WHAT'S NEW Robert L. Park Friday, 7 Jul 06 Washington, DC

1. MISSILES: WHITE HOUSE SEEKS "PEACEFUL DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION."
On Wednesday, North Korea launched a barrage of six missiles,
ranging from "bottle rockets" to the fearsome Taepodong 2, which
was to be capable of reaching the U.S. mainland. It plopped into
the Sea of Japan, after traveling about one thousandth of the way
to our mainland. In a televised news conference, President Bush,
said this is an example of why "we need a ballistic missile
[defense] system." Others might say it shows that our current
missile defense system is perfectly matched to the threat.

And the more rational in the middle might say the North Koreans will
eventually get their rockets working and reduce the size of their
nukes.

So it might not be such a bad idea to have an ongoing ballistic
missile defense system research project funded at some level
commensurate with the threat of a crazed dictator getting working
nuclear ICBMS.

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Jim Pennino

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