A "phenomenal success" for missile defense

Last week's successful THAAD* test presents a phenomenal challenge to those who say that a defense against ballistic missiles isn't possible. The Missile Defense Agency's press release on the test notes THAAD's Alabama connection: the program is managed by the Missile Defense Agency in Washington, D.C. and executed by the THAAD Project Office at Redstone Arsenal here in Huntsville.

* THAAD = Terminal High Altitude Area Defense