In a period lasting through nine American presidencies, the Soviets and their satellite states were formidable adversaries.

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Unfortunately, we continue to protect against these attacks with the same technologies that have proved to be woefully inadequate against much less formidable adversaries.

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Acting together, however, they become formidable adversaries.

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Evidence provided by the Iraqi incursion that this country may still face formidable adversaries far from home, equipped with modern military capabilities, should put to rest arguments that such conflicts are things of the past and that sophisticated, jam-resistant C3 systems like MILSTAR are no longer necessary.

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