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To: marginmike who wrote (2626)	1/23/1999 10:42:00 AM
From: ccryder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 29987

With 35 years in the industry, I'm with Mr A on the technology transfer issue. Missile technology information IS available in textbooks, technical literature, conference proceeding, etc. I contend that more technology was transferred over the past years by student exchange programs than was ever stolen. The ability to improve a launch vehicle, for instance, involves more than a stack of blue prints. It involves manufacturing processes, a trained work force, an infrastructure, and more. The big help to the Chinese, I agree, was to provide them customers so they could afford to develop the processes, production capability, experienced workforce, etc. They didn't really need any blueprints. They needed to launch a few rockets to see if they really worked. And launch enough of them to build up reliability. What better way than a commercial launch program. Ya see, just giving them commercial business is what they really needed to improve their rocketry. In fact, helping them with the Three Gorges project will do more to improve their defense/offense capability than commercial launches. How is this for debate?