Fearing ABM violations, Pentagon delays sea-based radar testing for missile defense
The Pentagon has cancelled plans to use the Aegis radar during ballistic missile defense tests, according to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. "On October 24th, an Aegis radar on a surface ship was scheduled to track a strategic ballistic-missile test target, which it did not do," said Rumsfeld...
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