VOA慢速英语:US Successfully Test Anti-Missile System

intercontinental ballistic missile –n. a large missile able to travel many thousands of kilometers to deliver a warhead

intercept –v. to prevent something from reaching the place it is intended to go

tremendous –adj. very great

type –n. kind, sort

intended –adj. something that is the purpose or goal

short-range –adj. over a relatively short distance

exclusive –adj. available only to one country or one person

back-channel –adj. secret, unofficial, or informal

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