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If that too fails, the Pentagon is unlikely to be able to recommend to Mr Clinton that an anti-missile system is now feasible, even though more than a dozen further tests are planned.
ECONOMIST: Anti-missile defence
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The act requires the president to proceed with an anti-missile system when one is technologically feasible.
ECONOMIST: Anti-missile defence
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Such opacity in book-keeping may have been common several years ago, say the system's supporters, but is less feasible now because Chinese banks have been listed on exchanges, and so answer not only to the Chinese government but also to shareholders, who would not permit credit to be subject to political goals.
ECONOMIST: Chinese banks