"B2431" wrote in message
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(Alejandro Magno)
Date: 1/4/2004 10:36 PM Central Standard Time
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Russia is actually much closer to developing an effective
anti-ballistic missile defense system than the United States. Russia's
latest S-400 surface-to-air missile system is currently in its final
stage of testing and is due to enter service in 2001-2002.

Um, wake up, it's 2004, genius.

Not if "Mother Russia" says it's not! She's all powerful, didn't ya know?

You gotta wonder if this was not a problem throughout the Soviet days, and
might explain some of their difficulties in fielding equipment that could
equal western systems..."Okay! Comrades, we very much must field aircraft
able to counter imperialist warmonger F-15! It now 1980; I propose we put
wonderful example of great Soviet proletariat aircraft design Mig-29 into
service in 1970! Ha! Take that, you yankee running dogs..."

Brooks


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired