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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
You'll have a harder time finding an account that the thing does work, so you go first. For an in-depth account of the technological hurdles that ICBM defense faces, read Into The Wild Blue Yonder by Frances FitzGerald (I believe). An excellent book, and an interesting account of the politics within the Reagan White House. For something more web-accessible, look at this or this or this.
The Patriot system doesn't work particularly well, and the hurdles associated with SDI are much greater.
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My god.
Do you realize the Wright brothers first flight went 50 feet then crashed? Good thing you weren't on the budget committee for further flight experimentation.
Oh. but global warming has been proven.
