Re: High Tech/New Tech

[Baldur666@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-09-02 11:51:03 EDT, you write:

BG> Which is sitting at port because the engines don't have anymore go in
them.
BG>   India has a little nuke conflict with its neighbors.  South America
does
BG>  need to be fleshed out but it has little natural resources/technical
BG>  expertise to keep a Navy going.

Please define the term "keep a Navy going" ?   And what is this lack of
natural resources you write about?   They (the former third world, now first
world) definitely don't have a lot of college trained engineers to design and
build new ships. However, I think you underestimate their potential.  If
there was some need to repair and maintain their fleets they could.  It would
be difficult and expensive (not to mention time consuming), but it could
done.  Look at the economic history of the United States and Japan as an
example of what can be done with the right attitude.
Japan went from 16th century technology to 20th century technology in less
than a century.  


   Keep Cool,   Bill Kerr     Baldur666@AOL.COM