Many Democrats believe pulling out of the ABM treaty unnecessarily antagonizes the Russians, because there is no indication a missile defense system would work.
"In this instance the attack was identified, the system was isolated, and there is no indication whatsoever that any exfiltration of data took place, " the official said.
The argument for building a Death Star hinges on its ability to destroy planets in other stellar systems since every indication to date is that the Earth is the only planet in its stellar system with a major civilization.
Still, GM says it is making room for the electric-drive system as it designs its next generation of small cars--an indication that the company is at least hopeful the car can be produced.
One important indication is that the central bank is allowing a large amount of cash to slosh around the banking system, a situation that may spur inflation because it makes borrowing cheap.