While Iran plays its war > games with Soviet-era technology, we are > calculating the ominous alternatives You mean the US is improving its "defence" capabilities. I don't think it's testing this so it can defend itself against attack by Iran. Judy Evans, Cardiff ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html