PROMPT GLOBAL STRIKE: The Army’s Advanced Hypersonic Weapon, lifted by a 34-foot, 36,000-pound rocket, successfully flew 2,400 miles from Hawaii to its target by the Kwajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. This in contrast to DARPA's more highly publicized Falcon HTV (hypersonic technology vehicle) which had two successive failures earlier this year.

The most interesting part of the article is the Environmental Assessment (here), which shows the degree -- and expense -- associated with satisfying the environmentalist movement.