"RAM" wrote in message
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It appears then that the rocket is the link in the "system" that is most
likely to degrade with time. Given a choice (and assuming I needed it),
I'd
rather have a system with a questionable rocket than none at all!!


There are other names for a questionable rocket. One that comes to mind is
bomb.