| ID | 132788 |
| Title Proper | Troubled missile system hits target |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Collina, Tom Z |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The problem-plagued missile defense system designed to protect the United States from potential attacks from North Korea and Iran successfully intercepted a target missile last month, clearing the way for the Obama administration to move ahead with its plans to expand the system.
In the June 22 test, a ground-based interceptor (GBI) missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California collided with an intermediate-range ballistic missile target launched from the Army's Kwajalein Test Site in the Marshall Islands, according to a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) press release. |
| `In' analytical Note | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.6; Jul-Aug.2014: p.38 |
| Journal Source | Arms Control Today Vol.44, No.6; Jul-Aug.2014: p.38 |
| Key Words | Marshall Islands ; Missile Defence Agency - MDA ; Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile - IRBS ; Ground-Based Interceptor - GBI ; Vandenberg Air Force Base - VAFB ; United States - US ; Iran ; North Korea ; Nuclear Arsenal ; Nuclear Strategy ; Arms Control Treaty - ACT ; Nuclear Disarmament |