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To: bentway who wrote (486282)	6/8/2009 11:47:05 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572220

>> The tests it HAS undergone have been set up for it to succeed. It hasn't been tested against a "real" enemy missile -- and that may be, in part, due to the fact that our enemies don't know whether it will work or not. I think there have been tests designed to yield the desired result. That is part of any Weapons R&D program. The shootdown of USA 193 was at least a proof that the technology works (although it was radically more complicated than a routine kinetic kill would be), and it has the desired effect of showing the world that there is a reasonable chance, were the to launch a missile against our anti-missile systems, it COULD be shot down. At the very least, SDI and its remnants have proven to be a deterrent and will continue to do so for decades to come. A couple decades from now we could be looking at a bulletproof system that eliminates the threat of ballistic missiles. To me, that is a pretty big deal.