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A test of the nation’s long-range missile defense system was aborted Friday when a target rocket failed to fly high enough to trigger the interceptor missile, officials said.
The dummy warhead, launched from Alaska, fell into the Pacific Ocean. The interceptor missile was at least eight minutes from launch in California and never fired, the Air Force said.
The interceptor, which might be deployed in Poland, was supposed to try to collide with the old intercontinental ballistic missile high over the Pacific.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
