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01-06-2008, 03:04 PM

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Airliner Missile Defense System Test

A sign of the times? Does this make you feel better, or does it scare you?

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In first-ever tests for commercial airplanes carrying passengers, as many as three American Airlines jets will be equipped with a shoulder-fired missile defense system.

Here's the link to the full CNN article:

Anti-missile system to be tested on passenger planes - CNN.com

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