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From: pspod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Stefan)
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Subject: Re: SR-71 Blackbird question
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Date: 5 Oct 90 03:42:46 GMT
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From: pspod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov (Stefan)
In article <1990Oct4.012354.11544@cbnews.att.com>, ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) writes...
> 
>I have a theory about why the USAF was so quick to discard the SR-71
>with so little resistance.  

For a discussion of the political aspect of the SR 71 retirement debacle see
the latest issue of the Smithsonian's "Air and Space".

As usual, the determining factor in any hardware and program decision has
a greater political content than technological content.