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Bling · 07-20-2006, 08:02 PM

U.S. Successfully Completes Missile Test

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- The Air Force successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile early Thursday.

The Minuteman III dummy warheads were fired at 3:14 a.m. and traveled about 4,200 miles before hitting a water target in the Marshall Islands.

The launch was delayed by a day because of a power outage at a radar facility that handles flights in and out of Southern California. The purpose is to test the defense system's reliability and accuracy.

Earlier this month, North Korea shook up the world by firing several missiles into the Sea of Japan, including a failed long-range missile.

The North Korean launch raised questions about the readiness of the U.S. missile defense system, which includes interceptors housed in underground silos in California and Alaska.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-20-08-49-31

Apotheosis · 07-21-2006, 04:23 PM

thank goodness our missles are better than their missles

HouseJunkie · 07-21-2006, 05:51 PM

So there you have is north Korea, we American are immune to your long range missiles - unless there's a power outage, then we're all f*uKed.

07-20-2006, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bling MegaJunkie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 20,391	U.S Successfully Completes Missile Test. Registered members do not see ads. Register or logon for a better view. U.S. Successfully Completes Missile Test VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) -- The Air Force successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile early Thursday. The Minuteman III dummy warheads were fired at 3:14 a.m. and traveled about 4,200 miles before hitting a water target in the Marshall Islands. The launch was delayed by a day because of a power outage at a radar facility that handles flights in and out of Southern California. The purpose is to test the defense system's reliability and accuracy. Earlier this month, North Korea shook up the world by firing several missiles into the Sea of Japan, including a failed long-range missile. The North Korean launch raised questions about the readiness of the U.S. missile defense system, which includes interceptors housed in underground silos in California and Alaska. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...07-20-08-49-31 __________________ the system is down....the system is down

07-21-2006, 04:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Apotheosis CoolJunkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: La Playa Posts: 5,648	Re:U.S Successfully Completes Missile Test. thank goodness our missles are better than their missles __________________ A five-ounce bird could not carry a one-pound coconut.

07-21-2006, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
HouseJunkie HipJunkie Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 945	Re:U.S Successfully Completes Missile Test. So there you have is north Korea, we American are immune to your long range missiles - unless there's a power outage, then we're all f*uKed. __________________ If you can't FEEL it, then it ain 't HOUSE MUSIC.

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