Rest of the article is political.WASHINGTON (CBSLA.com) — The Pentagon said it has successfully shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific with an interceptor missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California.
This is the first time the United States has launched a missile to try and shoot down an incoming intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM.
It has been described as trying to hit a bullet with a bullet-traveling faster than the speed of sound.
“This is important because the ground-based missile defense system has not been tested before with an ICBM, it’s been tested with shorter range missles which don’t travel as fast,” said Bruce Bennett, one of the nation’s leading experts on strategic nuclear warfare.
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Summary: US successfully shoots down a test ICBM, a huge accomplishment in rocketry and defense. Like the article said, its like trying to hit a bullet with a bullet