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Strategic Weapons: February 24, 2002

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The Navy Theater Wide anti-missile system succeeded in hitting its target (an Aries ballistic missile body) on 25 Jan. The weapon, a Standard Missile-3 with a Lightweight Exo-Atmospheric Projectile, was fired by the cruiser Lake Erie. The Navy has been moving slowly on this system but expects to conduct two more tests this year. --Stephen V Cole

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