Asia-Pacific
US test missile misses its Pacific target
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-02-01 22:33
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: The Air Force says a missile-intercept test failed when a long-range missile launched from California missed a target missile launched from a Pacific island because of radar problems.
A statement posted on the Vandenberg Air Force Base Web site says the target missile was launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands on Sunday at about 3:40 pm and the long-range interceptor missile was launched from California's central coast shortly after.
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The statement says officials from the Missile Defense Agency that conducted the test will conduct an extensive investigation to determine the cause of the failure.
