The U.S. Air Force demonstrated the nation's nuclear readiness by launching an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ...
A test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Tuesday night from Vandenberg ...
Californians were able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force launched the Minuteman III from ...
The US initiated the missile test just hours after Russia deployed an intercontinental ballistic missile launcher.
“Today’s Minuteman III test launch is just one of the ways the Department of the Air Force demonstrates the readiness, precision, and professionalism of U.S. nuclear forces,” said Acting Secretary of ...
A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ...
The test was to ensure the “nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure, reliable, and effective in deterring 21st-century threats ...
The Minuteman III is a three-stage, solid-fuel rocket, meaning it can be launched with minimal preparation—an essential ...
A United States Air Force team successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The weapon ...
A Minuteman III missile, equipped with a mock warhead, loudly popped out of its underground silo at Vandenberg Space Force ...
The test launch is part of routine activities to show the United States' nuclear deterrent remains effective in deterring 21st-century threats and reassuring allies, officials said.