09-02-2011, 03:14 AM
stanc Wrote:...Without testing, we do not actually know what the outcome will be. If nothing else, test data for the current bullet would give us a baseline to guide improvements...I am beginning to despair of finding the words to communicate a basic truth:
Absent a federal contract we are guaranteed to have tests that won't be credible except for those people who want to denigrate or destroy the Grendel.
This truth should not keep us from seeking tests but it should absolutely keep us from doing tests that we can reasonably expect to produce disappointing results.