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That, the two met in space, hundreds of miles above the pacific ocean. what happens then is that a small part of the interceptor missile effectively a precision guided five foot chunk of metal breaks off, slammed into the icbm according to the missile defense agency and completely obliterated it. so that was the process that was happening. it was spectacular to see the launch here at vandenberg. everybody at the pentagon mightedly relieved that it was a success, jenna. >> jenna: amazing to see, what little we were able to see. this isn't just one and done be other improvements and tests as wel...

From the interceptor missile and hits the icbm, destroying it completely hundreds of miles up in space. clearly, not an easy task. admiral james searing who is director of the missile defense agency, very pleased and very relieved last night, saying in a statement, this system is important to the defense of our homeland and this test demonstrates that we have a capable, credible deterrent against a very real threat. i'm incredibly proud of the war fighters who executed this test and who operate this system every day. this system will be expanded. there are currently 36 of those interceptor mis...

Rising tensions with north korea prompting an american military response. the pentagon's missile defense agency successfully shooting down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile similar to one north korea is believed to be developing. our chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live at vandenberg air force base. talk us through what we saw. >> reporter: sure. it all happened within a matter of minutes, jenna. the first action was on the marshal island in the pacific. that is the location from which the u.s. launched an intercontinental ballistic missile meant to track the kind of trajectory an...

What surprised me about running a company is really just the amount that you need to learn across so many disciplines. really as a ceo you need to make sure that every single part of the condition is being well taken care of. >> now to some breaking news, that the pentagon is launching a test designed to intercept an intercontinental ballistic missile. let's go to barbara starr live at the pentagon with more. barbara, what specifically is this in preparation for? >> reporter: brooke, this test is underway right now as you and i speak. a short time ago the u.s. military launched a missile from ...

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