Japan intercepts missile in milestone test http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1765367420071218?sp=true
Tue Dec 18, 2007
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles above the Pacific on Monday, a first for a U.S. ally, Japanese and U.S. forces said. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1765367420071218?sp=true