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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: ColtonGang who wrote (162280)	7/18/2001 7:00:04 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (1) of 769669

NOW WE FIND OUT............Crucial Radar Failed Missile Defense Test Military: Although initially called a success, the system's trial run on Saturday had a troubling glitch, some analysts say. By PETER PAE, Times Staff Writer Despite initial assessments that Saturday's missile defense test was a success, the Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday that a prototype radar was unable to tell ground controllers whether a kill vehicle had destroyed its target. The radar, a critical element of the controversial national antimissile system, falsely reported that the interceptor had missed the dummy warhead. Independently, several sensors set up to monitor the test showed a hit. The Pentagon, which confirmed the radar problem, downplayed the incident as a computer programming glitch that easily could be fixed for the next interceptor test expected in the fall. "The software they installed just couldn't keep up with the information that was coming out," said Lt. Col. Rick Lehner, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. "It wasn't a major problem. We just need to make some modifications."

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