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U.S. Military Intercepts Missile in Test
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| 6-22-06
| AP
Posted on 06/23/2006 4:16:21 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
The Associated Press Thursday, June 22, 2006; 8:03 PM
HONOLULU -- A Navy ship on Thursday intercepted a medium-range missile warhead above the earth's atmosphere off Hawaii in the latest test of the U.S. missile defense program, the military said.
The Missile Defense Agency said the test had been scheduled for months and was not prompted by indications that North Korea was planning to test launch a long-range missile.
The USS Shiloh detected a medium-range missile after it was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, then fired a Standard Missile-3 interceptor.
The interceptor shot down the target warhead after it separated from its rocket booster, more than 100 miles above the Pacific Ocean and 250 miles northwest of Kauai, the agency said in a statement.
The test marked the seventh time in eight attempts the military has successfully shot down a missile target with an interceptor fired from a ship.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Front Page News; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: miltech; missiledefense; missiletest; proliferation; sdi; soronery; starwars
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Didnt see anything posted about this test being a success
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:16:22 AM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
To: Mo1; Howlin; Peach; BeforeISleep; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; RandallFlagg; ...
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:16:45 AM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
To: OXENinFLA
Excellent; there is also an article that we fully intend to shoot down North Korea's missile when they test.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:18:51 AM PDT
by
Peach
(Iraq/AlQaeda relationship http://markeichenlaub.blogspot.com/2006/06/strategic-relationship-between.)
To: OXENinFLA
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:19:02 AM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Democrat Motto: Why not the worst)
To: OXENinFLA
If Reagan were still here, he'd like this.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:20:55 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: BIGLOOK
Here's an article about the test you mentioned yesterday.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:21:13 AM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(3.03)
To: OXENinFLA
The Missile Defense Agency said the test had been scheduled for months..... No doubt we have known for months the NKs were up to something with their missiles. I really don't believe the timing of the test is coincidental.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:46:25 AM PDT
by
edpc
To: OXENinFLA
Are these tests "real world" condition tests? It's amazing in any case but...........
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:47:10 AM PDT
by
zarf
(John Edwards is a horses ass.)
To: coconutt2000
If Reagan were still here, he'd like this. Peace through strength.
Our beloved former president may have loved more seeing the grade school tantrum Kim Jong Il must have thrown when this news reached him.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:49:28 AM PDT
by
IamConservative
(Who does not trust a man of principle? A man who has none.)
To: IamConservative
Our beloved former president may have loved more seeing the grade school tantrum Kim Jong Il must have thrown when this news reached him. Yeah... Spend all those billions developing a ballistic missile only to discover that you can't possibly build enough to saturate the new missile defense systems that we're going to start building.
Sucks to be him.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:54:48 AM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
To: OXENinFLA
Nothing like a visual aid.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:56:53 AM PDT
by
hershey
To: OXENinFLA
Didnt see anything posted about this test being a success
. Cynic that I am, I suspect that given the current situation with North Korea, 'success' is guaranteed.
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posted on
06/23/2006 4:59:24 AM PDT
by
Grut
To: hershey
A Show and Tell demonstration for little Kim to KNOW what's waiting and working.
To: Bahbah; All
Last night, I watched how casually flippant Nora O'Donnell was over Larry Eagleberger's scenario of simply launching cruise missiles to take out the rocket... right on the pad. Eagleberger knows the ramifications of such a 'signatured' response would probably trigger a full-scale invasion of SKorea... and you could tell by his demeanor. I'm sure he had this in mind before giving his answer. O'Donnell. on the other hand, almost seemed giddy and I'm sure had NO CLUE as to the wide-scale carnage should that might ensue.
The woman is a damn fool.
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:16:35 AM PDT
by
johnny7
(“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
To: coconutt2000
If Reagan were still here, he'd like this. Yep. Anybody got a listing of the Congresscritters who have opposed SDI? Those that are still in office who are seeking re-election this November should be beat about the head with this.......
To: coconutt2000
If Reagan were still here, he'd like this. Yep. Anybody got a listing of the Congresscritters who have opposed SDI? Those that are still in office who are seeking re-election this November should be beat about the head with this.......
To: Thermalseeker
the warm up lap for the N. Korea shoot
sweet!
To: OXENinFLA
Who is the contractor for this system?
To: Peach
I hope it get's intercepted when it's about 10 feet after the launch. Or less.
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:26:27 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
(No more rhyming, and I mean it! ..Anybody want a peanut.....)
To: OXENinFLA
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posted on
06/23/2006 5:43:00 AM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(“Double or triple our troubles and we would still be better off than any people on earth.”---Reagan)
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