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U.S. successfully test fired interceptor missile designed to shoot incoming missile over Pacific

2017-05-31 09:02:11       source:Xinhua News Agency

May 31, 2017


"The launching of a missile from California Tuesday afternoon in a test meant to intercept an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) over the Pacific was a success, a U.S. official said.


In this test, U.S. first fired a ballistic missile with a mock warhead from Marshall Island, located near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and then launched an interceptor from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, 250 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles.


The last time the U.S. launched an intercept test was in June, 2014."


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