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On the recordMay 7, 2019
Congress mandated that MDA conduct an SM-3 Block IIA intercept against an ICBM-range target by 2021, which is outside of the systems designed threat space.
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Jim Cooper
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cooper highlighted a congressional mandate regarding missile defense testing.

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