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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button

Report Says Missile Defense Test Failed Because Sailor Pushed The Wrong Button

"...A high profile and high stakes test of Raytheon's new SM-3 Block IIA interceptor and the Aegis Combat System against an intermediate range ballistic missile failed last June. The misfire occurred not because a high-tech sensor broke down or the missile's infrared hit-to-kill vehicle got confused, but because..."

Reference: www.thedrive.com .

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Sorting hype from reality in wake of North Korea’s latest missile test

Sorting hype from reality in wake of North Korea’s latest missile test

"...As always with North Korea, however, it is hard to tell how wide the gulf is between reality and rhetoric. Analysts, for instance, believe the latest missile may be able to hit Alaska, a marked improvement on past efforts and potentially placing it in the intercontinental ballistic missile category, but far from backing North Korea’s claim it can now “strike anywhere on Earth.” Skeptics will also ask how North Korea can claim mastery of such a complicated technology after only one test..."

Reference: www.japantimes.co.jp .