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Korea. american sat hide sea based and ground based sensors begin tracking it, calculating where it will be every moment of its journey. that information about this incoming missile is relayed to launch sites in alaska and in california. and in all likelihood, several counter missiles are then launched, converging on that target. and when they get close enough, each one releases a kill vehicle, about five feet long, 120 to 150 pounds. this is a spacecraft designed to steer itself directly at the incoming missile and hit it at more than 15,000 miles an hour. >> the results were shown in a succe...

It would accelerate the development of multiple kill vehicles, this allows missiles when they are shot up, it's not a bullet hitting a bullet but several kill vehicle off one missile that up the chance of hitting the missile and finally -- paul: that raises the chance that is you're actually going to hit the thing? >> absolutely. and the technology is being developed. i think it's actually there. we need to deploy and finally a space base sensor system that would integrate all system in the world, thaad, defense system back home as well. paul: we just deployed a thaad system to north korea. >>...

Of the year. that's a finite number. it's a limited number. stephanie? >> even just one, you and i discussed, this is like a bullet hitting a bullet. >> yeah. >> hard to do. yesterday was a success. but does it mean that the u.s. is fully protected? no way. >> no. i think that's a good way to put it. to give you a sense of how precise they are, i figuring out what happened, they want to figure out the point of impact down to the centimeter. this collided outside of the earth's atmosphere, the kill vehicle released from the interceptor missile. it happened -- they just said it was northeast of ...

. we are following breaking news out of a vitally important missile defense test. an interceptor is supposed to shoot down intercontinental ballistic missiles just like the ones north korea's kim jong-un keeps testing. brian, tell us what you learned. >> a short time ago we got word from the missile defense agency that test was successful. the kill vehicle intercepted and destroyed the target in a direct collision. the agency's director tonight says the test shows they have a capable deter erent against a vy real threat. given the problems of past u.s. interceptor tests, the military was und...

There have also been problem with the kill vehicle itself. >> the interceptor test comes as kim jong-un crows about a missile his team test fired this week which it claims has new in-flight guidance systems to make it more rakaccurate. a do dozen of miss missiles tested by kim this year. and he is quote sending a bigger gift package to the yankees. an australian broadcaster says he is not confident in america's missile defense to counter the north korea's threat. >> i don't think it is acceptable for the united states of mer couamerica to have a mis aimed at australia with a nuclear tip on it ...