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...Reagan essentially proposed the same thing with his "Star Wars" scheme. And while President Bush's emphasis was on land- and sea-based missile defenses, the net effect would be the same - which, of course, makes sense of the dramatic cuts: The U.S. already maintains the nuclear capability to destroy any enemy country hundreds of times over, but a defensive shield that precludes an enemy from knocking out U.S. missiles means Washington can afford to dramatically reduce its own offensive capability...
There are some clear victories. The company is providing materials, photofinishing and patented technology to many of the same online players that were supposed to destroy it only a year ago. And like Fuji, it is selling its retail partners on do-it-yourself picture kiosks and professional digital minilabs that can easily scan traditional film onto the Net and convert digital shots into hard copies...
...providing a base, logistics and intelligence to soldiers who were often their husbands and sons, then where exactly was the line drawn between civilians and enemy personnel? It was that reality that gave rise to oft-quoted statement by an American officer in the field that "we had to destroy the village in order to save...
...Pentagon took a key step toward unmanned aerial warfare in February, when a $3 million Predator drone that was initially designed for spying was able to destroy a tank by aiming and firing a Hellfire missile with help from its ground-based controller...
...Health's promise and initial failure has finally found a way to get an appointment with the doctor. As part of its massive buying binge--some 20 companies in 14 months--WebMD purchased two of the old-line health-care technology players it was out to destroy: Medical Manager, a leading practice-management system that does basic billing and scheduling for 185,000 physicians, and Envoy, an old electronic-claims clearinghouse...