The U.S. military on Sunday hailed the success of a complex $230 million test of the U.S. missile defense system that it said showed the ability of the Aegis and THAAD weapons systems to identify and destroy ballistic and cruise missiles at once. The test was conducted near Wake Island in the wester...

Topics:  aegis   thaad   wake island   u.s    complex   test   missile defense system   
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