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To: BenLurkin

What is the reasoning behind development of this new bird? They mothballed the SR-71 because they said it wasn’t needed anymore. What changed?


10 posted on 01/16/2018 1:14:57 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

They didn’t need the SR71 so much because they had satellites. Now our adversaries have better anti satellite capabilities than they used to.


11 posted on 01/16/2018 2:03:06 AM PST by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

North Korea.


12 posted on 01/16/2018 2:21:52 AM PST by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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