Posted on 09/02/2006 12:37:28 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
The U.S. missile defense system yesterday shot down an incoming dummy warhead simulating the last-stage trajectory of a North Korean Taepodong-2 missile, a milestone that U.S. officials expect to counter critics of earlier tests.
It was the first time a dummy North Korean missile was intercepted, and the sixth successful intercept since 1999, said officials from the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency.
"What we did today is a huge step in terms of our systematic approach to continuing to field, continuing to deploy and continuing to develop a missile defense system for the United States, for our allies, our friends, our deployed forces around the world," said Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, director of the Missile Defense Agency.
He said there is "good chance" the system would be successful against a Taepodong-2 launched from North Korea.
Seven North Korean missiles launched July 4 included a long-range Taepodong-2 that failed less than a minute after launch.
Robert Joseph, undersecretary of state for international security, said the intercept was especially significant in light of North Korea's missile tests and Iran's nuclear standoff with the international community.
"Missile defense is an essential element of our overall counterproliferation posture," Mr. Joseph said. "This successful test ... demonstrates that we can and will deploy capabilities necessary to defend the United States and our allies against missile attack."
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Or Alcatraz....
Well, if it's only San Fransicko then the homosexual agenda category will have less traffic.
Thanks for that. I don't get to see Mallard anymore and I miss him.
Same here.
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Thank you very much. }:^)
PING to #7
What we need to do now is send Lil' Kim a thank you note for helping us test our missile defense system.
That is, until another Bernie Schwartz sells the technology to the Chinese.
Thanks.
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