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Interceptor Missile Fails Test Launch

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-lazlo-to-help-you-build-a-laser dept.

jangobongo writes "The US missile defense system suffered a serious setback today, just 2 weeks before it was scheduled to be activated. A target ICBM was launched from Alaska, but crashed harmlessly into the ocean as the interceptor missile based on an atoll in the Pacific Ocean shut itself down due to an unknown "anomaly". The cause of the failure could have been anything from a software glitch to a major hardware malfunction."

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  1. The big news is... by Edward+Teach · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Firefox just blocked a pop up ad on slashdot. When did they join the darkside?

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  2. Confused - Why was this approved? by engywook · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I guess I don't understand slashdot as well as I thought. I attempted to report on this at 8:01 am CST, but the article (which included a link to a news story for more details) was rejected. So, if the story wasn't interesting at 8am, why was it interesting 15 hours later? Thanks.

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