(VOA News) U.S. and Israeli officials say tests in Alaska of the jointly developed Arrow-3 missile defense system have been successful. Arrow-3 interceptors are designed to hit long-range missiles in space at an altitude that would safely destroy any nuclear warheads. In 2017, then-U.S. Missile Defense Agency director Navy Vice Admiral James Syring said that due to significant range constraints in the Mediterranean, "one of the better places to test [Arrow-3] is in Alaska, from Kodiak (Island)." Launching an Arrow-3 interceptor from Kodiak would enable it to fly over the more expansive waters of the Pacific.
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