<p>The US Missile Defense Agency successfully conducted a test of the THAAD weapon system on July 30, shooting down a medium-range missile launched by a US Air Force C-17 aircraft over the Pacific Ocean.</p><p>This footage shows the missile launch as well as the THAAD weapon system firing off a shot to intercept it. The THAAD system was located at the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska.</p><p>The test came after North Korea announced on Saturday, July 29, that it had carried out a similar test of a long-range ballistic missile capable of hitting the American mainland, Reuters</a> reported.</p><p>This is the 15th test of the THAAD weapon system. Credit: US Missile Defense Agency via Storyful</p><br />
