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04/16/2024 08:58:19 am

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Kill Vehicle

Details of US Ballistic Missile Intercept of May 30 Revealed

The success of FTG-15 raised to 10 out of 18 (55%) the success rate for the EKVs.

No hit, no kill

Hawaii More Threatened by North Korean ICBMs than US Mainland

"Kim Jong-un is clearly in a position to threaten Hawaii today, in my opinion," said Adm. Harris.

No hit, no kill

US Anti-Ballistic Missile System Protecting Mainland USA Needs Fixing

Worse, the flight intercept tests from 2010 to 2013 were all failures.

Mission successful

Clunky US Missile Defense System Passes Simulation Drill

The U.S. missile defense system successfully passed its first simulation run in six years over the weekend, intercepting an enemy missile over the Pacific, according to the U.S. Defense Department. The U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, run by Boeing Co., has been in trouble the past few years and last week's testing showed the U.S.'s sole defense against long-ranged ballistic missiles can still defend their mainland against external threats.

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