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BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE 1990S<br />

an area 50 km by 150 km). The Navy modified two Aegis-class<br />

cruisers with the system in September 1998 and successfully<br />

completed sea trials the next month (fig. 98). The Navy conducted<br />

the missile’s first flight test in June 2000 and scheduled<br />

Figure 98. Navy TMD launch. The Navy’s Theater Ballistic Missile Defense<br />

system is being tested. (Reprinted from http://www.checkpoint-online.ch/<br />

CheckPoint/Monde/Mon0010-Pro11.)<br />

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