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US Tests New Missile Defense

Posted by Soulskill on from the doesn't-involve-sharks-or-lasers dept.

pumpkinpuss writes "The US military yesterday shot down a missile in a test simulating a long-range ballistic missile attack by a potential adversary such as North Korea or Iran. The target missile was launched from Kodiak Island, Alaska, at 3:04 PM Eastern time, tracked simultaneously by several ground and ship-based radars, and intercepted by a 'kill vehicle' 3,000 kilometers away over the Pacific 25 minutes later, according to the Missile Defense Agency. Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly said, 'The kill vehicle was sent to a very accurate spot in space giving us great confidence.'" Reader gilgsn points out the testing of a different "multiple kill vehicle" by Lockheed Martin, which was able to hover over the ground and track a target. Video of the test (WMV) is also available.

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  1. Its... by XTrollX · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Nice to see that our tax dollars are going towards a good cause.

    1. Re:Its... by VagaStorm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      I admittedly did not read the article, but how is this system supposed to track a nuke in a backpack?

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  2. Re:Iran? Uh huh ... yeah by KiloByte · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Georgia attacking Russia

    Er, what??? Do you actually believe what Putin says? Since when defending yourself against attacks from (Russian-sponsored) terrorists from YOUR OWN TERRITORY "attacking Russia"?

    Either you're trolling, or... I don't really want to know what could be an "or"...

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