Citizens' groups protest U.S. missile-shield test

Citizens' groups protest U.S. missile-shield test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Citizens' groups protest July 16 in Hiroshima after the United States conducted its first successful missile-shield test over the Pacific Ocean on July 14. The test paved the way for U.S. President George W. Bush to step up his campaign to deploy a missile defense system.

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