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From: ansok@spp3.UUCP (Gary Ansok)
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Subject: Re: Re: Aviation Week on Star Wars
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> > A 50% effective SDI protecting
> > our missiles would mean that we need 50% fewer missiles for "defensive"
> > purposes.
> 
> Alternately, we could launch a first strike against the USSR, knock out
> 50% or more of their missles, and stop the other 50% with SDI.

All we have to do is figure out which 50% will get stopped by SDI,
and blow up the other 50% ahead of time!  :-)