Laser Weapon Shoots Down Target Rocket
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A laser weapon being developed to protect Israel from short-range missile attacks shot down a target rocket for the first time in a successful test, said project officials at the Army Space and Missile Defense Command in Huntsville, Ala. Later tests will attempt to shoot down multiple rockets. Rocket attacks on Israel in 1996 prompted President Clinton to approve the program by the Army and the Israeli Ministry of Defense to develop the $250-million weapon. Congress is considering an additional $5.7 million for the laser.
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