The Latest Star Wars Woes: Launching Fake Targets


The Latest Star Wars Woes: Launching Fake Targets -- Mark Thompson  -- Time  -- September 29, 2008
Missile Defense

The Pentagon's missile-defense program has already cost $100 billion and strained relations with the Russians, and it has yet to prove its real-world value. Hitting a bullet with a bullet -- the heart of the system -- is a difficult enough task. But a new report from the U.S. Government Accounting Office reveals that the Pentagon is even having problems launching the practice targets needed to test the system.

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