Ft. Greely, Alaska Get 1st Missile Defense Interceptor

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DoD Ushers in New Missile Defense Capability

By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USA

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 23, 2004 -- A historic moment took place July 22 at Fort Greely, Alaska, as the first ground-based missile interceptor was placed in an underground silo at the missile defense complex there.



http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2004 ... 72304.html

[Pearl Harbor]

Sometimes Red Herrings are not. In other words, the intended outcome is realized even though the actual event/announcement/etc. was a red herring.

SDI comes to mind.

The Germans, Italians, and Japanese were fed "Red Herrings" by U.S. intelligence all through the war. (WWII) It worked like a charm.