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Florida Keys clash with Pentagon over test missiles near deer
In the Florida Keys, residents resist a Ballistic Missile Defense proposal to launch mid range missiles from Cudjoe Key with intercepts over the Gulf of Mexico. They cite fragile coral reefs and the endangered Key deer, while officials say testing is one option among several with a July 1998 decision.
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Cudjoe Key
Fla
Mana Puig
Cuba
Florida Keys
Pentagon
Gulf of Mexico
Key West
Gulf Coast
Cudjoe
Mexico
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida Panhandle
Havana
Ronald Reagan
Tive
Pung
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
Eglin
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Keys
Baptista Sad
Big Pine Key
Federal National Key Deer Refuge
US 1
Florida
Don Pollock
Timothy McGarry
Monroe County