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NATO Missile Defense Successful In Second Live Fire Test

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 9th, 2012

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NATO’s interim Command and Control system for territorial missile defense passed its second live fire test Nov. 1, facilitating a successful missile defense engagement by German assets, using information from U.S. early warning radars, the alliance said. The test of NATO’s growing capability was part of the German air force air-breathing target and theater ballistic missile live firing at the NATO Missile Firing Installation on Crete, Greece from Oct. 31-Nov.1. This was the second live fire test for the alliance’s…

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