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Article: Missile Defense System Fails Again
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- March 29, 1999
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LAURA MYERS, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-29-1999
Missile Defense System Fails Again
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A weapon designed to knock enemy missiles out of the sky failed its sixth direct-hit attempt Monday, raising questions about the technological feasibility of a defense system that is now a national priority.
Pentagon officials in charge of the Army's Theater High-Altitude Area Defense missile program put a positive spin on the test, saying all targeting, radar and launch systems worked well together for the first time. And they predicted a complete success soon, although they couldn't say exactly what caused the miss.
``Everything seemed to work very, very well with the ...