>Tom,
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>>Yah know, we might just have to go back to archaic technology to defend ourselves like, SAGE, Pine Tree, and BMEWS.
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>Beyond you or me, where are you going to find anyone that knows what a vacuum tube is, or how to fix anything made of them ? ;-)

rofl!

They still make vacuum tube audio amplifiers, which have lower distortion than solid state devices. Old technology is not always bad! It just works better! :)