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THAAD Missile Defense System Obliterates Scud-Type Target In Test

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Monday, October 29th, 2007

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The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system annihilated a target missile outside the atmosphere, the fourth winning intercept for THAAD and the 31st successful target kill out of 39 attempts since 2001 for several types of BMD systems. THAAD scored its latest win against a Scud-type ballistic missile in the Pacific Missile Range Facility, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) reported. This target kill is just one more example of how the U.S. ballistic missile shield…

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