Yet more reason to rethink having such a large military presence in Hawaii.

Please see https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/us/politics/missile-launch-test-failed.html


First, incompetent incoming missile warning system.

Now, suspect missile defense designed to protect Hawaii from incoming ballistic missiles.

Well, at least most of the military personnel will be spared the destruction in their already constructed bomb shelters.  For the rest of the civilian population, however, I guess we have to just wait for the end.

I'm not sure what high-tech, large projects you've worked on, but just because it didn't hit the target doesn't mean it was a failure.

Tests are not supposed to demonstrate capability as much as gather data.  If they found several procedures that did not provide the expected results, it was a successful test. 

Now they are analyzing the data and reviewing the design, operations and other factors that were unexpected.  That's going to lead to changes and improvements that eventually produce a better overall defense system.

If we only cared that the missile was hit, we may not notice or identify system problems until it really counts in a live launch. 

Complex systems can't be created with perfection.  Cost would not allow it, not to mention the fact humans are not infallible.  We get the high priority requirements working, and hope the rest are really lower than those.  Hence, the need to do a good job testing.