“They tried to rebuild their radar because they can't see anything. We waited until it was almost built and then we hit it.”

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Norman D. Dicks: “The gentleman makes a point too. Remember one thing, a plane can be seen. That does not mean you can vector weapons…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1995
The gentleman makes a point too. Remember one thing, a plane can be seen. That does not mean you can vector weapons against it. That is the thing that you have to remember about stealth. People say, ``Well, I can see it. It is there on the field.'' But when you have that thing up in the air at 45,000 feet, and it has got that incredible design which is very hard to see, even when you are just a few miles away from it. But it is the fact that the enemy cannot vector weapons with their radars and the systems that they have to have to take a weapon to the plane. That is why it is so revolutionary. So we do not want anybody to be misled, because you can see it.
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Discussing the capabilities of stealth aircraft during a debate.

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