On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:24:42 -0500, Alan Minyard wrote:

The Mig-31 never had an impact on US planing.

While I *don't* believe the MiG-31 was the reason the Blackbird was
retired, the above statement is simply silly. Of course the Foxhound and
its capabilities were considered during US planning. We'd ignore a
high-speed, high-altitude interceptor at our peril.

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