The second version fielded gave the system the capability to help track the TBM warhead in the debris. This software change came in time to make the last engagement of the war, a confirmed warhead kill. Consequently, the population assisted in the location of the debris that would be used for analysis. There was a similar effort in Saudi Arabia, but not as absolute. Overall, the actual system performance exceeded our expectations.
War is a bottom line business.
The bottom line on Desert Storm is that the United States and its Allies won. It's obvious now the threat will be a tactical ballistic missile exceeding INF restrictions. Prior to Desert Shield, we had anticipated this as a possibility and had begun a development program to modify the system to defeat this threat. We were and are committed to doing that. But, the point here is that our test range became the combat theater of operations.