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U.S. Says Missile Defense Has Successful Intercept

Tony Capaccio writesfor Bloomberg News:

The first test of the U.S. missile defense since flight testing was put on hold 18 months ago was a success, a spokesman said.

An interceptor rocket launched from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base intercepted a target missile fired from Kodiak, Alaska, Chris Taylor, spokesman for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency in Washington, said in a telephone interview.

The result was welcome news for a program that hasn't had a successful intercept since 2002 and set a low bar for today's test. While the rocket was aimed at the mock enemy warhead, the goal was to spot and track this target, not necessarily hit it.

posted by Fergie @ 9/01/2006 12:16:00 PM