Testing The Missile Shield Against An Iranian Missile Attack Planned For JanuaryI

U.S. To Test Missile Shield Vs. Iran-Style Strike -- Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will test its core missile defenses for the first time in January against a simulated long-range Iranian attack, a top Pentagon official said on Monday, amid tensions with Tehran.

Speaking at the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit in Washington, Army Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, the head of the Missile Defense Agency, said the roughly $150 million test was a departure from the more standard scenario of a North Korean attack.

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Update #1: US to drill Iranian attack scenario -- Jerusalem Post
Update #2: U.S. to Simulate Missile Attack by Iran in Shield Test -- Global Security Newswire

My Comment: The Iranians are still many years away from developing a missile system that could reach the U.S. .... but I guess the planners for this anti-missile test are looking at the world from a long term perspective.

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