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US Conducts Land-based Missile Test

The United States conducted a land-based missile test Saturday and more tests are planned this fall in the Marshall Islands, a US military officer said.

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The United States conducted a land-based missile test Saturday and more tests are planned this fall in the Marshall Islands, a US military officer said.

The missile was launched from a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and is designed to intercept limited long-range ballistic missiles, the Associated Press reported. The purpose of the missile launching was to test the flight performance and potential for use as part of a land-based defense system, the report said.

The United States has attempted to have an initial nationwide defense system against ballistic missiles ready by the end of 2004.

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