Fact, whether we like it or not.

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RNE — 3/9/2002 5:31:32 PM (archived)

<Where would technology be today if man were totally peaceful by nature?

A damned sight further back than it is now.

Sadly it has been military needs that have driven research for mostof mankind's history.

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Can war be a good thing? - RobVG - 3/9/2002 5:10:40 PM
- maybe if we'd gone in a different direction - McFly - 3/10/2002 4:58:47 PM
  - Re: maybe if we'd gone in a different direction - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 8:23:51 PM
- Churchill pointed that are many things worse than war - ebnelson - 3/10/2002 2:14:53 PM
  - Re: Churchill pointed out a lot of things... - Publius - 3/12/2002 12:11:28 PM
  - Re: Many things worse than war - Tom Brosz - 3/10/2002 8:19:01 PM
- War can accelerate the rate of technological innovation - Larry J - 3/10/2002 11:09:57 AM
  - Frank Whittle - RobVG - 3/10/2002 12:52:04 PM
    - War and the fear of war have accelerated technology - Larry J - 3/11/2002 2:58:34 PM
- Re: Can war be a good thing? - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:33:55 PM
- Re: Can war be a good thing? - Publius - 3/9/2002 5:51:51 PM
  - That is a disputed story - Larry J - 3/10/2002 10:37:37 AM
    - Fascinating! n/t (n/t) - Bowser - 3/10/2002 5:54:01 PM
      - Dr. Jones made huge contributions to ECM - Larry J - 3/11/2002 5:15:15 PM
        
        Re: Dr. Jones - Tom Brosz - 3/11/2002 7:48:09 PM
        
        Re: Dr. Jones - Larry J - 3/11/2002 8:06:29 PM
  - Coventry - Bowser - 3/9/2002 6:16:42 PM
    - Re: Coventry and war - Publius - 3/12/2002 4:19:44 PM
      - Re: Coventry and war - Bowser - 3/12/2002 5:17:41 PM
      - Money - RobVG - 3/12/2002 4:53:25 PM
    - Power - FrankC - 3/10/2002 5:13:10 PM
      - Thoughtful post - Bowser - 3/10/2002 7:36:09 PM
      - Here's the windup - - - - Bowser - 3/10/2002 6:36:47 PM
    - Re: War and money - Tom Brosz - 3/9/2002 7:36:29 PM
- Fact, whether we like it or not. - RNE - 3/9/2002 5:31:32 PM
  - Re: Fact, whether we like it or not. - Raoul Lannoy - 3/10/2002 10:34:28 AM

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