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Romney's Hit Piece on START: 'Thoroughly Ignorant'

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Decatur Deb7/07/2010 1:14:08 pm PDT

re: #112 shiplord kirel

“ICBM” does not exclude air launch, since this category is defined by range (“intercontinental) . This is in contrast to “SLBM” where the “S” designates the launch platform (submarine). See my #59

Making a true ICBM air-launched doesn’t add much to its capabilities, except the ability to be involved in a crash. The ‘air-launched’ statement is probably a mistake.