{"id":73707,"date":"2017-07-31T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=73707"},"modified":"2017-07-31T09:51:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T13:51:50","slug":"thaad-system-intercepts-target-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=73707","title":{"rendered":"THAAD system intercepts target missile"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stars & Stripes<\/a> reports that an Alaska-based Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) intercepted a ballistic missile that had been launched from a C-17 aircraft somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Soldiers from the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade out of Fort Bliss, Texas, conducted launcher, fire-control and radar operations using the same procedures they would use in a real-world scenario, the statement said. The team was not aware of when the target missile would be launched.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to successfully intercepting the target, the data collected will allow MDA to enhance the THAAD weapon system, our modeling and simulation capabilities, and our ability to stay ahead of the evolving threat,\u201d Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves, MDA\u2019s director, said in the statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From UPI<\/a>, the South Korean government is eager to establish more THAAD sites in spite of local protesters;<\/p>\n

Seoul’s defense minister also said South Korea’s self-developed defense systems are not currently adequate enough to strike incoming North Korea missiles, including the “intercontinental ballistic missile” Pyongyang launched Friday.<\/p>\n

Song added it is too early to tell whether the test resulted in successful atmospheric re-entry of a North Korean warhead, and it is unknown whether North Korea has the capability to mount a nuclear warhead on the missile tested over the weekend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Protesters are worried about THAAD radar’s electromagnetic radiation. I wonder how they feel about thermo-nuclear radiation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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