Let me point you to the example of the Sprint, part of the old Safeguard ABM system. An utterly amazing system, the Sprint, was tested within the span of five years...about fifty times. 75% kill rate. PK=.75
To say Sprint was a phenomenal missile, is putting it mildly. A cone shaped missile that accelerated at 100g, achieved a speed of Mach 10 in 5 seconds, had an ablative coating to dissipate the heat that was generated from the fiction from the atmosphere and was so accurate that the radar had to be de-tuned during testing so that it would not hit incoming RVs. It was a phenomenal missile.
Compare that with either the GBI or the Aegis testing schedules we have had. Ever since W made his mysterious unpublished "political" promises to Pooty-Poot pursuant the Strategic Framework Agreement attached to the START Treaty of Moscow of '02...the foot-dragging has been undeniable. Consider also the pathetic number of interceptor missiles (arrows in the quiver) deployed for either GBI or Aegis systems.
Then consider further the ongoing "train-wreck" collapse of the US Navy by W, from 344 ships in January 2001 to 281 ships today...and his openly seeking to prematurely retire the early AEGIS ships...(with lame build-rates all heading to an meager 180-ship navy) calls the committment and intentions of the Administration into question.
Conclusion: Lucy...You Got Some 'Splain'n to Do!!!
