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Old 08-15-2006, 10:35 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by tw
As MaggieL notes, before one can build a weapons system, first, one must define objectives. They cannot even agree as to whether China is a threat, let alone how much.
It is also important to keep in mind that, given the years of development and testing required to bring a new air platform into service, you can't really wait until your threats are known...you have to project and hope that the capabilities you build in prove to be useful when the hit hits the fan.
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