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Re:US Navy destroyer shoots down an ICBM in milestone test by dirtyid on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:46PM (#25132627)
This test (FTM-44) was a long planned test that got pushed back several times, congress had to mandate it to occur before end of 2020. Was scheduled for Q3 back in Feb [0]. But timing certainly serendipitous in response to Chinese tests.

[0] https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/02/sm-3-block-iia-...

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