But it would be shortsighted to shoot down the F-22 because of governmental operational deficiencies.
South Korea has warned it will shoot down the rocket if it strays over its territory.
But it says it did shoot down a US military helicopter in Somalia in 1993.
The effort ends in February 1996 when Cuban missiles shoot down two civilian aircraft in international airspace.
"Someone has deliberately sought to shoot down this golden eagle in a shocking act of criminality, " she said.
He was reported to have threatened to shoot down any planes using the airport unless he was reinstated.
Japan had also threatened to shoot down the rocket with land-based batteries if it seemed to endanger its territory.
No attempt will be made to shoot down the satellite until after the U.S. space shuttle lands next Wednesday.
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Mr Dunn was the first pilot with 71 Eagle Squadron to shoot down two German aircraft in a day.
Trying to shoot down an incoming missile or warhead with a physical projectile, by contrast, is much more difficult.
And is the U.S. counseling Japan also not to shoot down the missile?
Their indictment alleges they also wanted to shoot down U.S. military planes.
Japan has been scrambling its own defensive arsenal, mobilizing destroyers and Patriot missiles to help shoot down any Korean missiles.
The National Missile Defense system, heavily backed by President George W. Bush, would be able to shoot down incoming nuclear missiles.
In 1998, Brazil's Congress approved a law allowing the air force to shoot down planes that enter Brazilian air space illegally.
They succeeded because the United States was unready to use defenses it does currently have to shoot down domestic commercial planes.
Iran is not giving the Iraqis the good stuff the anti-aircraft missiles that can shoot down American planes and its advanced anti-tank weapons.
Terrorists with simple portable weapons could sit on the hills of Jerusalem and shoot down civilian jetliners landing at Ben Gurion airport.
Recent translation:Japan isn't going to shoot down a missile headed to California.
Al Qaeda didn't have the capability to shoot down aircraft, officials said.
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If the ship had SM 3s aboard, it might be able actually to help shoot down any ballistic missiles launched at Israel.
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Meanwhile, Japan's defence ministry said the country's armed forces have been ordered to shoot down any North Korean missile headed towards its territory.
For now, the extra deployments will be less capable sea-based Aegis missiles which could shoot down any medium-range Iranian missiles aimed at Europe.
In 1995 he had his air force shoot down a hot air balloon that had strayed into his air space, killing two Americans.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin called for leading world powers to create an early-warning system, and consider technology to shoot down meteors.
Hours into the game, I still feel chills shoot down my spine at every zombie encounter because my survival is anything but guaranteed.
Whether it was a genuine capture or a sting operation, the government has threatened to shoot down any aircraft attempting the same mission.
An aircraft that is very difficult to shoot down can linger in a particular area, making sure that all valuable targets are destroyed.
It was in response to Iraqi attempts to shoot down those allied patrols that U.S. and British planes struck targets outside Baghdad on Friday.
It's specifically designed to shoot down missiles during their final stage of flight, and is expected to arrive on Guam within the next few weeks.
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