Bad Weather Stalls Missile Defense Test
Military officials postponed a planned missile defense test because of bad weather over Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
A dummy warhead was set to be launched over the Pacific Ocean to be intercepted by a rocket.
Pentagon officials said an attempt would be made tonight.
The test is part of the Bush administration’s plan to develop a system that can shoot down an enemy’s intercontinental missiles before they reach U.S. soil.
The aborted test was similar to one performed in July, in which the interceptor destroyed a dummy warhead. The interceptor missed in two of four previous tests.
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