The test came just two days after senior Pentagon officials outlined to Congress the most detailed vision yet of the Bush administration's plans to accelerate testing on an array of anti-missile technologies, including land-based missiles, sea-launched interceptors and airborne lasers.
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Air Force Lt . Gen . Ronald Kadish, who manages the Pentagon's missile defense programs, said Friday he was " quietly confident " the intercept would work as planned, although he stressed that regardless of the outcome, the Pentagon will pursue its accelerated testing plan.
