US Carries Out Successful Missile Defense Test

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WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. interceptor missile on Friday shot down a dummy warhead replicating an incoming North Korean missile in the 7th successful test of Boeing Co’s long-range missile shield, a witness told Reuters.

"We got it," said Riki Ellison, president of the private Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. "It was a success."

A Pentagon statement on the test, which was conducted over the Pacific, was expected later on Friday. The interceptor missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and its target was fired from Kodiak Island, Alaska, during the $85 million test.

Great way to start the weekend — splash one target ("Boola, Boola Baby…")

 

 

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