Eighth interceptor missile installed in Alaska
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency put the eighth interceptor missile into its underground silo at Fort Greely, Alaska, on Dec. 17, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III announced Dec. 20. The missile, designed to intercept and destroy a long-range ballistic missile, is the final interceptor...
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