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				 Re: More stupid newbie tricks ( questions ) ! 
 ISTR that the higher-level counterintel projects also add a multiplier to defense.  In other words, I think each point spent for counterintel level 2 counts as 2 points of defense, and each point of counterintel level 3 counts as 3 points of defense.  (And the settings.txt file shows that intel defense gets a 20% bonus on top of that).
 Someone on this board claims to have tested & verified the above, but I can't remember who did it or when...
 
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