Sixth Missile Interceptor Installed at Alaska Base

Technicians installed a sixth missile interceptor Thursday at Fort Greely, Alaska, completing the initial round of interceptors set to be deployed at the site, U.S. military officials said Friday (see GSN, Oct. 13).

At least 10 additional interceptors are expected to be later deployed at Fort Greely as part of U.S. missile defense efforts, according to the Associated Press. There are also plans to install four interceptors at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Nov. 12).

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