It's possible, but it seems more likely that the first tests would have shown "weird timing errors we couldnt diagnose" and then the project never got a follow up.
For something so militarily useful? When the Soviet Union was still seen as a threat to the US? When it was already so expensive anyway? I guess it's possible, but it's hard to believe they'd just give up like that.
For something so militarily useful? When the Soviet Union was still seen as a threat to the US? When it was already so expensive anyway? I guess it's possible, but it's hard to believe they'd just give up like that.