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To: TideGlider who wrote (317411)	11/10/2002 2:29:56 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

A chemical or biological shell can do much in one salvo. But shooting and then moving is also possible. Tracking an object with a smaller signature and smaller time of flight requires much more computing power. I can see the use in places where terrorist could attempt to lob in one shell. One shell in the right place can be devastating. Also the time to apply energy is much smaller and the target is much harder than a missile. I don't argue that if one can pick off shells, hitting missiles is not easy. I'd agree with you and argue it demonstrates that missile defense is very doable.