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Air Force test-launches unarmed Minuteman III missile
- At 12:01 a.m. On May 21, the U.S. Air Force conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM, firing it from the Vandenberg Space Force facility located in California toward the Kwajalein Atoll.
- This routine test, among over 300 similar launches, aimed to assess the missile’s operational capability and maintain the nuclear deterrent triad’s readiness.
- The unarmed missile, carrying a sophisticated Mark-21 reentry vehicle, traveled approximately 4,200 miles to reach the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands.
- Gen. Thomas Bussiere emphasized that the recent ICBM test demonstrates the robustness of the United States’ nuclear deterrent and confirms the preparedness of the ICBM component within the strategic triad.
- The test confirms the United States' capability to sustain a credible nuclear force while planning to replace aging Minuteman III missiles with the Sentinel program.
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