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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The Soviet Union was long dead when the Raptor was developed. It’s hardly a Cold War weapon system.


8 posted on 03/04/2009 4:06:07 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: MediaMole
Shss! They were built for use on China.
10 posted on 03/04/2009 4:10:14 PM PST by Jet Jaguar (Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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To: MediaMole

It was on the drawing board during the 1980’s. It was delayed because of the end of the Cold War. If the Cold War didn’t end, the F-22 would probably have been deployed by 1995.


25 posted on 03/04/2009 5:25:54 PM PST by Thunder90
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