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[Amaunet]

The economic deterioration of the Soviet bloc over the past 10-15 years, and the consequent rapid political changes occurring in the Soviet bloc, do not insure that there will not be a major shooting war, but do make the conventional Cold War a thing of the past. Therefore, no space effort based on a posturing either to show technological force (Apollo) or to thaw ideological barriers (Apollo-Soyuz or a hypothetical U.S.-U.S.S.R. manned trip to Mars) makes any sense in the world of 1990 and beyond.
http://www.ssi.org/alt-plan.html


I disagree with the above. We are in a new Cold War, the post to which you replied regarding Brazil is only one indication of this fact. The first time around we drove Russia into bankruptcy. This time we have already driven ourselves, with Bush’s all too eager help, into an enormous deficit and Russia has one third of known natural gas reserves and although coming from behind could be in the better position especially so since they have the more impressive allies. Please don’t ask me to diagram that sentence!

This is a knock down drag out arms race and space whether for drilling or otherwise is only one aspect of the competition. Lots of money to be made in a Cold War for a select few.

We are very close to a major nuclear war not a major shooting war. This is something Bush is trying to keep from the American public.

Thanks, although a little dated in the political arena these are interesting articles in the scientific light. -Am

Reference:
I want to mention something here. We have entered a new mutated form of Cold war: the Greed War. The neocon unilateralist approach is widening our differences with the world, provoking an escalating arms race and a sprint to establish strategic base locations, a military presence and puppet regimes in those areas of the world that are increasingly seen as vital for the continued growth and prosperity of a country.
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