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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I had thought that SDI was mostly to keep anyone from disarming us -- to intercept missles intended to destroy our missles, which would leave us toothless for some other attack. I mean, isn't one of the points of war to take out the other side's weaponry?
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Pretty sure it was conceived to save lives, by preventing a nuclear attack (or limiting it). Even in the 80s, we would know within seconds if a nuclear attack were being launched against the US. Our birds would be flying long before they were destroyed by incoming missiles.
Didn't you see war games? jeez.
