Under the new scheme it would, however, be possible for the lower test to be applied to freeze assets for a temporary period of 30 days.

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It would not start with the proposed test of the MIRACL laser against the third Miniature Sensor Technology Integration (MSTI-3) satellite. (For that matter, these assets were used in an inconclusive low-power laser test last April.) And it assuredly would not stop if the Clinton Administration chooses not to conduct the high-power experiment now being proposed by the Army.

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How can you stress-test banks if you do not know how their troubled assets will be dealt with and at what price?

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You can also look at it as a good way to test the waters, allowing beneficiaries to manage and conserve some assets.

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