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It also plans to try to shoot down an intercontinental ballistic missile with a prototype interceptor rocket next month.

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WASHINGTON — The military will try to shoot down a crippled spy satellite in the next two weeks, senior officials said Thursday.

On Thursday, the Lake Erie, an Aegis guided missile cruiser, will try to shoot down a missile launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.

But the discovery of the empty missile canister prompted an F.B.I. alert that terrorists might try to shoot down a commercial aircraft with shoulder-fired missiles.

The Soviets sent MiG fighters into the air to try to shoot down the American intruder, and in response, Alaska Air Defense Command scrambled F-102 interceptors armed with tactical nuclear missiles.

"Is he an Al Qaeda operative who tried to shoot down an American plane?

Iraq tried to shoot down a U-2 spy plane last month, the officials said.

One rebel army had just tried to shoot down a U.N. helicopter.

Trying to shoot down an incoming missile or warhead with a physical projectile, by contrast, is much more difficult.

Resistance fighters are still trying to shoot down planes approaching Baghdad International Airport with portable surface-to-air missiles.