Ballistic missile successfully intercepted in Kodiak defense test

A Kodiak-based defense system successfully intercepted an intermediate-range ballistic missile during a test Monday night, a week after North Korea successfully test-launched a longer-range missile.
The federal Missile Defense Agency announced its successful test of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system Tuesday morning. THAAD is designed to destroy missiles in their terminal, or final, phase of flight using interceptors that relay on kinetic impact rather than a warhead for their destr