source:Military.com
A military excercise to shoot down an ballistic missile conducted by the US military ended in failure.
The shocking news comes amid the rising tensions between the United States and the North korea. North Korea which is simultaneusly tempting the Worlds super power with the contineous tests of the ballistic missiles that could hit the American west coast.
The Target missile which is a medium ranged ballistic missile was fired from the Hawai islands military base of the American forces and the anti ballistic missile/interceptor missile that actually fired from the United States Navy ship USS John Paul Johns, was fialed to intercept the incoming target missile, the naval ship being a guided missile destroyer and also have been famed in the latest hollywood thriller movie BATTLE SHIP.
The Confirmation came from the US defence Official who informed that both missiles whose tests was help at 7.20 pm were a failure and the interception did not take place, and both the missiles broke up while impacting the water of the pacific ocean. Hence the official said that the missiles were not recovered,. The failure raises the tensions among the defence circle as the nuclear Rival North Korea is constantly threatning the United States Military presence in the East pacific sea.
It was reported that this was the second attempt to intercept the ballistic missile was the first attempt was being a successful. While the Naval Officials have denied to share the information for some reason. The first attempt was an interception of the ballistic missile in the outer space which was a perfect one and had a text book performance.
The second test's failure is worrying the Pentagon as it lost one of its premiere destroyer When USS Fitzgerald just crashed into the merchant ship which was a seven hundred foot long off the coast of the japan. which have raised the security concerns over the safety of the warships deployed in the pacific fleet as they meet the war mongering North Korean forces.
It was reported that this was the second attempt to intercept the ballistic missile was the first attempt was being a successful. While the Naval Officials have denied to share the information for some reason. The first attempt was an interception of the ballistic missile in the outer space which was a perfect one and had a text book performance.
The second test's failure is worrying the Pentagon as it lost one of its premiere destroyer When USS Fitzgerald just crashed into the merchant ship which was a seven hundred foot long off the coast of the japan. which have raised the security concerns over the safety of the warships deployed in the pacific fleet as they meet the war mongering North Korean forces.
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