US test launches unarmed ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base

An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 1:26 a.m. PT. The United States conducted another routine test of its nuclear deterrent system by launching an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile.

The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:26 a.m. local Pacific time (0526 GMT) on Sept. 6. The test launch saw the missile deploy three undisclosed reentry vehicles that splashed down into the Kwajalein Atoll in […]

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