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To: Steve Lee who wrote (89898)	7/2/2002 12:19:23 PM
From: Michael	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99280

... as unguided missiles are built by hobbyists throughout the country from easily accessible civilian sources. Steve, that's a hell of a statement. Hobbyists building missiles ??? Where is your source for that Mike

To: Steve Lee who wrote (89898)	7/2/2002 12:30:14 PM
From: brightness00	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 99280

Drugs are material that can be formed into any shape during shipping; the same can not be said of missiles. Missiles with any launch consistency is by no means easy to make. Otherwise, North Korea would not be able to make a semblance of living selling missiles. The typical backyard rocketeers can barely avoid blowing themselves up; most of them are just explosive charge launchers, not the rocket engine propelled variety that can deliver real range and accuracy (therefore capable of accepting guidence). Even the Scud Missile is barely a "guided" missile. It's accuracy has to be adjusted based on assessing what the prior launch hit; i.e. it has no real-time feed-back mechanism on board to take a GPS system or even an inertia system; i.e. it is nothing more than a glorified indirect- fire artillery piece. BTW, back yard missile tests of any significant altitude or range have to be authorized by FAA. Where do you suppose the terrorists would be doing their weapon tests while developing such sophisticated weapon?