The Latest Star Wars Woes: Launching Fake Targets
Posted on October 10th, 2008
Mark Thompson / Washington
Time.com: Monday, Sep. 29, 2008
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 reveals that the Pentagon is even having problems launching the practice targets needed to test the system. …
