By Marina Malenic A test of a defensive system designed to intercept long-range missiles failed this week, the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said yesterday. The test of the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system was a repeat of a Jan. 31 exercise that was also unsuccessful. "The Missile Defense Agency was unable to achieve a planned intercept of a ballistic missile target during a test over the Pacific Ocean today," the agency said in a Dec. 15 press statement. No explanation…
GMD Test Fails Over Pacific
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