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Pentagon says missile defense system test was successful

The Pentagon says it successfully tested a missile defense system that could protect the U.S. from a launch by North Korea. The military first fired a target missile Tuesday from a remote island in the Pacific, then launched an interceptor missile from California to destroy it. David Martin reports.
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