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To: combjelly who wrote (376506)	4/6/2008 1:11:39 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577020

>> "He seems to think the Patriots will do it." I've made no such assertion. I'm simply pointing out that SDI, and its successor program, is working. No, it isn't ready to protect us from ICBMs, but it is not 30 years away as you've claimed. Should an immediate threat be perceived (and therefore, appropriate funding be made available), we are easily within a decade of having a workable missile defense system. We currently have airborne and land-based facilities that are capable of tracking and killing incoming missiles. It is a fact that we cannot at this point handle a large volume of incoming ICBMs, but it is a matter of time.