US ballistic missile defence test ‘fails to intercept incoming target’ in Hawaii

The United States is refusing to comment on an apparent failed ballistic missile defence test over Hawaii.

According to CNN, the test was conducted on Wednesday and failed to intercept an incoming target launched from an aircraft.

The Pentagon has not publicly admitted the reported failure because of ongoing tensions with North Korea.

Defence spokesman Mark Wright merely confirmed that the test went ahead, stating: “The Missile Defence Agency and US Navy sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defence Test Complex (AAMDTC) conducted a live-fire missile flight test using a Standard-Missile (SM)-3 Block IIA missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, Wednesday morning.”

CNN claim government officials have admitted to them that the test was a failure and that they were now trying to determine what exactly went wrong.

The US will no doubt do everything they can to ensure the next test is a success, as tensions with North Korea continue to grow.

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The secretive state, led by Kim Jong-un, have vowed to strike at the US if they feel under threat.

The missile used in Wednesday’s test has been designed to intercept intercontinental range missiles like the ones North Korea would use.

It was launched from the shore rather than Navy Aegis warships that carried earlier versions of the missile.