The U.S. has conducted a successful test of its Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, intercepting a medium-range target ballistic missile for its 15th success in 15 tries, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said.
Experts said Sunday¡¯s test was almost certainly aimed at reassuring nervous Asian allies amid the growing threat from a nuclear-armed North Korea.
The THAAD test ¡ª which came just two days after the North successfully conducted its second launch of a powerful new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ¡ª destroyed the air-launched target.
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