As usual, well articulated CWU girl. However, as the article points out, just because another method of delivery or type of war exists; ie Terrorism, doesn't mean we can ignore missile threats and on a larger degree, our Military advantage over the rest of the world. The article rightly points out that the exucution of the recent war with Iraq was quick and decisive because of our technology advantage. The only way to get to 100% protection is perform due diligence in the test phase and react accordingly based on costs and performance of the system.