Test of Pentagon&#39;s anti-missile system fails
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THE first test in nearly two years of a multi-billion-dollar United States anti-missile shield failed yesterday when an interceptor missile shut down as it prepared to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.
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A test of the planned US anti-missile defence shield fails in the first mission in almost two years.
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WASHINGTON - The first full test in nearly two years of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile shield failed Wednesday when one missile launched but a second shut down before leaving the ground, the Pentagon says.
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The first test in nearly two years of a multibillion-dollar US anti-missile shield failed on Wednesday when the interceptor missile shut down as it prepared to launch in the central Pacific, the Pentagon said.