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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (6705)	7/18/1999 1:47:00 PM
From: flatsville	Respond to of 9818

Yep, I scratched my head over that one too...I think they just don't want any of those "non-surprise F-15 type crashes" with their equipment. Why risk it now and have it fail when you can test it "live," have it fail and get a few more months use out of it? Face it. With the "testing" problems many agencies have had who needs actual "failures." In other words, "We'll test after Jan. 1 so that any hidden glitches and the spectacular failures resulting from them do not threaten Britain's security by calling attention to the fact that ahem...we screwed up." I think "fear of testing" is now a phenomenon. (And then again maybe the reporter just got it all wrong. <ggg>)