U.S. Successfully Completes Missile Test
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- The Air Force successfully
launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile early Thursday.
The Minuteman III dummy warheads were fired at 3:14 a.m. and traveled about
4,200 miles before hitting a water target in the Marshall Islands.
The launch was delayed by a day because of a power outage at a radar
facility that handles flights in and out of Southern California. The purpose
is to test the defense system's reliability and accuracy.
Earlier this month, North Korea shook up the world by firing several
missiles into the Sea of Japan, including a failed long-range missile.
The North Korean launch raised questions about the readiness of the U.S.
missile defense system, which includes interceptors housed in underground
silos in California and Alaska.
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Gregory S. Williams
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