U.S. to stage missile-defense test over Pacific

[Judi Lynn]

U.S. to stage missile-defense test over Pacific
POSTED: 1:10 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2006

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The United States is set to test key parts of its emerging antimissile shield over the Pacific Thursday, officially to collect data, but with the possibility that a target dummy warhead will be shot down.

The $85 million exercise is the first involving a live target since interceptor rockets failed to leave their silos during tests in December 2004 and February 2005.

It is also the first since the ground-based system, which is part of a layered shield that includes naval and aerial components, was activated to guard against ballistic missiles test-fired on July 4 and 5 by North Korea.

Boeing Co. is prime contractor for the ground-based mid-course defense, as the backbone is known. Major subcontractors include Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/31/missile.test.reut/index.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Good, more money wasted!

[Up2Late]

2. Stage is a good word for it!

More bogus propaganda for the Sheep.:mad:

[longship]

3. More like "Anti-Missile Sieve"

nt

[TrogL]

4. "stage" is right

This is a performance, not a test.

[louis-t]

5. Will they program the coordinates of the target into the

interceptors like they did last time? Still pissing away billions. Phony president, phony missile system, phony wars, phony excuses.......

[frylock]

6. this will help prevent another 9-11 type attack

:eyes:

[Dover]

7. Thursday.....meaning today? Or next week?..n/t

[Judi Lynn]

8. Scrubbed Thursday,may be attempted on Friday (today) or Saturday.n/t