wwy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (02/15/91)
From: wwy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu I would assure you that submarine-launched Tomahawks have been fully tested already, and the fact that we are at war doesn't provide an 'excuse' for a test. These weapons are tested at AUTEC testing range in the Carribbean, along with harpoons, torpedoes and silencing equipment.
klewis@mwunix.mitre.org (Keith Lewis) (02/20/91)
From: klewis@mwunix.mitre.org (Keith Lewis) In article <1991Feb15.065310.8885@cbnews.att.com> wwy@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: >I would assure you that submarine-launched Tomahawks have been fully tested >already, and the fact that we are at war doesn't provide an 'excuse' for a >test. >These weapons are tested at AUTEC testing range in the Carribbean, along with >harpoons, torpedoes and silencing equipment. There is no substitute for battle testing. It provides an opportunity to try a weapon out against somebody who *desparately* wants it to fail. The closest thing you could get to this (ethically) in peacetime would be to have a competing contractor "defending" at the testing range. -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Keith Lewis klewis@mwunix.mitre.org, klewis@mitre.org "Tear the roof off the sucker!" - N. "Grease" Manelli