All the legal constraints that had prevented use of sea-based systems in missile defense schemes disappeared, and engineers could begin thinking about exploiting the full operational potential of the Aegis combat system.

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Second, if faced with the choice of funding five smaller development programs or a single large program, I can imagine thinking that focusing on a single program might provide both scientific and operational advantages.

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