US Army: Test of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Defense System Successful
The US Army announced on Tuesday that in the first practical test of an intercontinental ballistic missile defense system, it successfully intercepted a simulated missile.
According to Reuters, the US Army launched this intercontinental ballistic missile from Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean toward America, and then the anti-missile system deployed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California fired an interceptor missile to target this intercontinental missile.
The Missile Defense Agency announced that this test to counter the intercontinental missile was successfully completed.
Admiral Jim Ozone, director of the Missile Defense Agency, said in a statement: This missile defense system plays an important role in protecting our country, and this test demonstrated that we have the necessary deterrent power to eliminate threats.
In this regard, Jeff Davis, spokesman for the US Department of Defense, also said: We have multiple options available to counter potential threats, and this anti-missile system is just one of them.
This test of the intercontinental missile defense system comes at a time when North Korea has conducted multiple missile tests in recent weeks.
North Korea, which is attempting to produce intercontinental ballistic missiles, has tested intermediate-range ballistic missiles in recent weeks. Pyongyang reported that these tests were successful.
According to Reuters, while Pyongyang seeks to enhance its capability to mount nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles, the international community and the UN Security Council have called on North Korea to stop conducting missile and nuclear tests.
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, previously described North Korea as his greatest global challenge and said there was a possibility of conflict with Pyongyang.
