More grist for the "we're putting on a show for the intell folks of other nations" rumor mill.

There are 3 missile destroyers north of Hawaii that are tasked. However the published plan is that only one SM-3 will be fired, with the other two vessels providing backup if there's a problem with the launch on the lead vessel. They have 3-4 days where the bird will be 150 miles up next week.

I think we're going to be demonstrating what the US Navy can do with "one bullet."