A CRIB SHEET FOR THE MISSILE TEST
There's something funny about the stories on the latest test of the U.S. missile defense program. Most news organizations have the word "success" in their headlines. Most don't have this view that AP mentions down low: "Critics say the fact that the interceptor before its launch got precise location data from the dummy warhead makes the test unrealistic." And then there was the weather issue: "Bad weather had blocked the test launch on Saturday and Sunday and delayed Monday's launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for nearly an hour." So does that mean we're OK as long as the bad guys don't attack when it's raining?
- posted by Amy @ 12/04/2001 10:06:00 AM