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USA's anti-missile shield to be combat ready by the end of this year

Washington, USA - US Government announced the American territory will be protected against the nuclear threat

After the positioning of the first six missiles of the new US defensive shield in the respective launchers in Alaska (see for details AVIONEWS), also the first of the two guided rockets to be installed in California by the end of this year arrived at its base located in Vanderberg. Washington intends to make the entire system (even if unfinished as the programme will be really ready only in 2017) enter...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 109244
Rome, Italy, 12/06/2004 15:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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