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Space-based weapons seem like a growth area too, as launch gets cheaper and cheaper.   Hypersonic missiles and interceptors are just a new arms race.  
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<div>Seems like the only thing the US can agree on is when we hate someone.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Mar 12, 2022, at 9:01 AM, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 10:26 PM Marcus Daniels <<a href="mailto:marcus@snoutfarm.com">marcus@snoutfarm.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I think the Russian military recognized the growing potential to 1) thwart isolated uses of tactical nukes and 2) with no INF, recognized the potential of versatile, even transportable, surface-to-surface missiles on the Russian border.   Putin
 was running out of time for his tour of Ukraine.  
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<div>I think I shall buy some LM stock.  It seems like a growth area.
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<div>If anything, these linked articles highlight the stranglehold US armament suppliers like Lockheed and Raytheon have over the US Government's international policies that they could get unilaterally abrogated the ABM treaty which held for 30 years.<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 11:28 AM Marcus Daniels <<a href="mailto:marcus@snoutfarm.com" target="_blank">marcus@snoutfarm.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">EricS wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">< But extending NATO to frontier countries that you cannot practically defend without suicidal commitments, and whose offensive strategic value is not comparable to the defensive strategic loss of keeping your promise, seems like a template
 imprinted on a broad range of treaties by the MAD application.><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are some defensive tools in Poland and Romania.  I think that’s part of what has been freaking Putin out.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/world/europe/poland-missile-base-russia-ukraine.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/world/europe/poland-missile-base-russia-ukraine.html</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://news.usni.org/2016/05/12/aegis-ashore-site-in-romania-declared-operational" target="_blank">https://news.usni.org/2016/05/12/aegis-ashore-site-in-romania-declared-operational</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29477/lets-talk-about-the-post-inf-treaty-u-s-test-of-a-ground-launched-tomahawk-missile" target="_blank">https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29477/lets-talk-about-the-post-inf-treaty-u-s-test-of-a-ground-launched-tomahawk-missile</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">One could certainly see an Aegis Ashore system ending up in Ukraine, and given recent events, putting Tomahawks in MK41 launchers at those sites.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Note the trailer configuration in the last article.   At least as useful as some MiGs.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Putin is like Trump and accuses the thing he is guilty.   So it seems appropriate to make his fear a reality.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcus<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David Eric Smith<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 11, 2022 2:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <<a href="mailto:friam@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam@redfish.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Enamine<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What you have below is well-articulated, Roger; I understand.<br>
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