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I doubt the missile defense can ever be effective enough to be relied on against a major adversary like China. But it's not like they'll commit national suicide by launching a first strike against our territory. Their nukes are for deterrence purposes only, to assure that we can't counter-attack the mainland with assurances of our own invulnerability.

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I think it can. China's a lot like Enron. The thing is, our missile defense just has to raise enough questions about their ability to hit all their targets.