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Old 05-30-2017, 08:09 AM
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U.S. Air Force base prepares unprecedented missile launch
By: CBS NEWS May 30, 2017, 8:53 AM
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Vandenberg Air Force Base said the missile will attempt to fly over the Pacific Ocean and intercept some sort of "target object" being launched from the central Pacific Ocean.

LOS ANGELES — Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California is preparing to launch a missile designed to shoot down an incoming warhead.

CBS Los Angeles reports a Ground-based Interceptor, which is scheduled to be launched between noon and 4 p.m. Tuesday, is part of a missile defense test, according to the Air Force base.

The goal of the unprecedented launch is to simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. homeland, officials said last week.

Vandenberg said the missile will attempt to fly over the Pacific Ocean and intercept some sort of "target object" being launched from the central Pacific Ocean.

While the launch can be seen from Los Angeles, enthusiasts likely will not be able to see when the missile and the target collide.

Tuesday's test is in response to a growing threat from North Korea, which recently launched its third missile test in three weeks.

The North's short-range ballistic missile traveled about 250 miles and splashed down in Japan's 'exclusive economic zone' – an area where commercial ships are known to operate.

One analyst believes the test was designed to simulate a strike on an American military base.

"It was apparently an operation for an attack on Iwakuni, which is a U.S. marine base in southwest Honshu island of Japan. This has become a routine accelerated launch schedule," said Patrick Cronin, senior advisor and senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.

"In order to deter North Korea, we will take concrete action together with the United States," said Japanese Priminister Shinzo Abe.

Experts said Japan and the U.S. could work together on cyber and missile action against North Korea, which could include shooting down North Korea's future test missiles.

The U.S. already has a cyber attack program designed to disrupt North Korean missiles.

Kim Jong Un has ordered an investigation into the sabotaging of his missile systems, and he is reportedly looking for spies inside his regime.

Personal note: Better to be ready - then too late to react.
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U.S. to conduct first test to intercept an intercontinental-range missile
By: Jim Michaels , USA TODAY 12:10 p.m. ET May 30, 2017
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The U.S. military will test its ability to intercept a long-range missile as North Korea embarks on a program to develop weapons capable of reaching U.S. mainland.

The U.S. military plans to intercept an intercontinental-range missile for the first time Tuesday in a key test of its missile-defense system amid heightening tensions with North Korea.

The military will launch the interceptor from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California in an attempt to shoot down a test missile fired from Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific, the Defense Missile Agency said.

The test is a major challenge because an intercontinental ballistic missile flies faster than a shorter-range missile.

The U.S. military has conducted 17 tests of its missile-defense system; nine have been successful.

North Korea’s nuclear ambitions have injected a new sense of urgency to building an effective defense against the country and actions of its unpredictable leader, Kim Jong Un, who is trying to develop a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and reaching the U.S. mainland. President Trump has vowed to prevent that from happening and has leaned on China, North Korea's closest ally, to persuade Kim to halt his weapons program.

On Monday, North Korea tested a short-range missile that flew about 280 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan.

It was the latest in a recent string of North Korean missile tests, including two that exploded shortly after launch. The country hasn’t yet developed a missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, but the U.S. government believe the continual testing is bringing North Korea country closer to that goal. “We always assume that with a testing program they get better with each test,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told CBS News on Sunday.

During the U.S.-Soviet Cold War era, President Ronald Reagan vowed to develop a missile defense that became known as "Star Wars," because it involved a satellite-based system. But technological progress was slow and opponents warned that an effective defense against the Soviets' massive intercontinental missile arsenal might invite a first-strike before a system was perfected.

A defensive system "is not something we had developed on par with our offensive capabilities,” said David Maxwell, associate director of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University. “It’s much easier to launch a missile then it is to shoot one down.”
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