US Launches Minuteman III Nuclear Missile Drill, Officials Say

Published on June 4, 2024

The United States carried out a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in California, said the U.S. Air Force in a statement on Tuesday. The unarmed missile, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday morning, said the Air Force in a statement. It was the first of two scheduled test launches for this week. The ICBM’s reentry vehicle went about 4,200 miles to a test site in the Pacific Ocean, according to the Air Force. “Our Strikers and our nuclear mission are the bedrock of our nation’s defense and international security,” Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, with the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), said in a news release....

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