Pentagon To Add THAAD to U.S. Territorial Missile Defense

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The Pentagon plans to widen the scope of an interceptor rocket intended to destroy ballistic missiles high above the battlefield to address missiles launched at U.S. territory, according to the official leading the program. Testing of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system against an ICBM type of target is slated to begin in 2008, said U.S. Army Col. Charles Driess-nack, THAAD program manager. The Pentagon decided to add THAAD to its plan for several layers of missile defense systems to protect the United States in March, he said during a recent interview.