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2025-05-23 Science & Technology
US tests launch of nuclear-capable ICBM Minuteman III in show of force
[FoxNews] The U.S. Air Force conducted a routine launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Wednesday morning, the military said.

The LGM-30G Minuteman III missile was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time, the Air Force said.

The unarmed missile, equipped with a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle, traveled 15,000 mph to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, located about 4,200 miles from the launch site, the military said.

"This ICBM test launch underscores the strength of the nation's nuclear deterrent and the readiness of the ICBM leg of the triad," Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, said in a statement
Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| ||Comments [93 views ]  Top

#1 In Show of Force
In show of we shoot one off before they get to the use by date to check things.
Posted by ed in texas 2025-05-23 08:47||   2025-05-23 08:47|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#2 a single Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle

It plays "Ride of the Valkyries" really loud during the terminal guidance phase of its trajectory.

Shooting one off every now and then assures that the batteries are still charged and nobody lost the keys to the launch switches.
Posted by SteveS 2025-05-23 09:22||   2025-05-23 09:22|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#3 ...I came up through B-52s myself, but you gotyta admit = one of those things going for a walk will put the fear of God and Curtis LeMay into you.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-05-23 10:20||   2025-05-23 10:20|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#4 Flies lots of miles and hits the intended target. NK has some work to do.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-05-23 10:54||   2025-05-23 10:54|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#5 near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands

What'd they ever do to us?
Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-23 11:52||   2025-05-23 11:52|| Front Page || Comments   Top

#6 Minuteman III vs Yars: US ICBM Passes Test Days After Russian Launch Flops
Posted by Skidmark 2025-05-23 11:56||   2025-05-23 11:56|| Front Page || Comments   Top

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