missile interception

A rocket designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday. The Pentagon says it shot down a mock warhead over the Pacific in a success for the U.S. missile defense program.

Wary Of North Korea, U.S. Destroys Mock Warhead Over The Pacific

10:41am May 31, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The Pentagon says its interceptor shot down a missile similar to the type that North Korea could someday use to threaten the United States.