Missiles of mystery. (Devil In The Details).(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, July, 2002
IT'S TAKEN US A WHILE, but the Prospect has finally figured out the logic of the Bush administration's antimissile system. To the lay eye, there was always something a little off-kilter about the system. Perhaps it was the way the Air Force rigged some of the tests, or postponed them altogether when it rained (those nimbus clouds are dead-ringers for incoming Chinese ICBMs under exceptional conditions, or at night).
Perhaps it was the untold billions the system would cost, or the entire strategic purpose of this weapon. After all, any rogue state that contemplates sending one over ...
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