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U.S. ‘positioned and ready’ in case of North Korean launch
The U.S. military is watching and stands ready to respond to any North Korean missile launch, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in Nevada on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Carter said “With respect to our own surveillance, we will, as we always do, watch carefully. If there’s a launch, track the…
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U.S. tests redesigned missile defense interceptor
The U.S. military says a test last week of a redesigned missile interceptor rocket went well. The rocket was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Jan. 28 and performed scripted maneuvers intended to demonstrate the performance of redesigned divert thrusters on the missile warhead, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. The test involved an Air…
