Can I install windows 7 to an external USB 3.0 drive via bootcamp?

with the new airport extremes supporting USB 3.0, can I install windows 7 to an external USB drive via bootcamp?
i'm not willing to sacrafice any of the limited space on the SSD, but i'm very willing to get a good performing USB 3 drive, and use it as necessary with windows.
if this wouldn't work via bootcamp, can it be done on a windows PC and plugged in subsequent to the install to work on the road?

Installing Windows on an external drive is not supported.

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