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To: tejek who wrote (166978)	4/8/2003 4:25:23 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1579987

It seems there is not uniform agreement with your view. Perhaps not. I stand by my earlier statement: The software technology, not available elsewhere, came directly from SDI. If you look at patriot, it is all about the software -- the missiles and launchers were already available from other sources. The fact that some anti-SDI liberal is misstating the facts to meet his own political agenda is not exactly surprising, either.

To: tejek who wrote (166978)	4/8/2003 6:05:28 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579987

The Patriot program has nothing to do with SDI. It is funded and managed by the Army Air Defense Program Office and has not gotten a penny of the $23 billion given to SDIO. Whether or not it was an SDIO product anything that can provide strategic defense against ballistic missiles is by definition SDI. The Patriot could be considered tactical defense in some ways but since it defends cities and major rear area targets it's effects have been strategic by the normal definition. Tim