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Old 10-15-2012, 09:56 PM
 
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Back then when Reagan was president, we were trying to develop SDI (Star Wars). Which could track launched nukes and shoot them down before they hit the target. But the government bailed out because it would cost too much and the technology at the time wasn't good enough for it. Now that almost 30 years passed, do you think technology advanced and could use SDI?
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Old 10-16-2012, 07:44 PM
 
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I think SDI is a possibility. Might take a while to build. Problem is the cost.
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