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Western intelligence misidentified the MiG-25 as a highly maneuverable dogfighter, a misconception which would not be corrected until Viktor Belenko defected to Japan with one in 1976. What if the MiG-25 had been correctly identified as a Mach 3 interceptor designed around a powerful avionics and missile system? Given the budget pressures of the time, might the F-15 be cancelled in favor of the F-14, or see development of a Phoenix missile variant?