
The Pentagon stood by the strength of its homeland missile-defense system Monday, saying it will not “draw any broad conclusions” about last Friday’s failed missile-interceptor test before a review is complete. A Ground-Based Interceptor (GBI) launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. failed to hit a long-range ballistic-missile target launched from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Pentagon announced late Friday. Skeptics of the Pentagon’s missile-defense efforts have been pointing out that there has not been a successful…