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To: snopercod
The first takes several hours to prepare for launch, and the second takes only minutes.

Not that we could detect the launch preparations for the liquid-fueled ICBM...

BTW, the Jupiter IRBM couldn't put a nuke on Beijing or Shanghai unless it was based in Guam, but it could put a small satellite into orbit.

6 posted on 09/24/2003 8:59:24 AM PDT by Poohbah (Technical difficulties have temporarily interrupted this tagline. Please stand by.)
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To: Poohbah
Not that we could detect the launch preparations for the liquid-fueled ICBM...

I believe we can. You can see the propellant trucks near the launch pads, and certain venting. I'm not aware that China has self-contained underground silos, but I could be wrong.

7 posted on 09/24/2003 9:13:29 AM PDT by snopercod ("leader" is English for "führer")
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