Leery of North Korea, US Plans First Test of ICBM Intercept

Preparing for North Korea's growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile for the first time in a test next week. The goal is to more closely simulate a North Korean ICBM aimed at the U.S. homeland, officials said Friday The American interceptor has a spotty track record, succeeding in nine of 17 attempts against missiles of less than intercontinental range since 1999. The most recent test, in June 2014, was a success, but that followed three...

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