OT: SDI and a new Russian rocket.

[Baron Munchausen]

Yeah, it was known all along that counter-measures would be much easier than further development of the defense system. Besides this relatively elaborate trick, you could simply include a cloud of cheap decoys in your missile payload. That didn't faze Reagan, and apparently doesn't give W any pause either. I guess they expect to remain ahead of those 'axis of evil' states even with the huge cost differential against them.