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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (130172)	12/29/2000 1:47:45 PM
From: pgerassi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572298

Dear Daniel: Oh, any Patriot didn't destroy any Scud. You must have missed the entire Gulf War on CNN and all the major networks. ABM does work when were are shooting at one during the descent phase. We just do not want to do it then, we want it to be destroyed more towards apogee or before in its trajectory. The ideal system would destroy the missile during boost phase. We can do that, but it requires a base in enemy territory. Heck, a simple sidewinder AA missile launched from a plane could do that. It also requires instant response and continual patrols which is not something an enemy would allow. So we must try to develop a system to kill a warhead in the coast phase in space. Here we have to deal with decoys (unless we simply make enough interceptor missiles to kill all targets from a small number of missiles), and tracking is more difficult. A further complication is that the trajectory must be computed quickly and accurately for each target. And that does not take into account all of the command and control difficulties. And our failures to date were not using the final kill (intercept) vehicle but, a stand in until, it is ready. Tracking has worked, command and control to the point where the kill vehicle is launched has worked, a previous launch worked, and it was directed close to the target. Only the final task has not succeeded, the kill of the target. There has been one miss, and one failure to launch the interceptor. And this by an administration that had to be dragged into doing it by Congress. Let's see what happens now that it has someone in the administration that wants it to succeed rather than one who doesn't. As to your other comment, your momma better wash out your mouth out with soap, lye preferably. Pete