The launch took place from the Vanderberg base in California, the flight ended at the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands.
On Wednesday, April 19, the United States conducted a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test. This was reported by the US Air Force press service.
The launch took place from the Vanderberg base in California, the rocket flight ended at the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands.
The press release separately highlighted that the Minuteman III flew approximately 6800 kilometers without a nuclear charge. After that, the missile struck a training target at the Kwajalein training ground in the Marshall Islands.
“This test launch is part of a routine and periodic activity designed to demonstrate that US nuclear deterrence is safe, reliable and effective at deterring 21st century threats and reassuring our allies,” the agency’s press service said in a document.
In addition, General Thomas A. Bussier, who heads the US Air Force Global Strike Command, emphasized that the strategic deterrence of nuclear weapons countries is the most important task of the Air Force and the cornerstone of America’s defense.
Minuteman III rocket: what it looks like and what is known about it
The American intercontinental ballistic missile of the Minuteman family has been in service with the US Air Force since 1970, and as of 2013, it was the only silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile in service in the United States.
Missiles of the Minuteman III family are on alert at Malmstrom Air Base (Montana). Francis Warren (Wyoming) and Minot (North Dakota). Such rockets are launched from underground mines.
Such missiles can hit a target 15,000 kilometers from its home base.
Minuteman II weighs 3.4 tons.
As a reminder, at the end of March 2023 Focus He wrote about how to launch nuclear missiles during an attack on the United States. The ability to deter a first Russian attack depends both on the likelihood of the United States deciding to retaliate and on the damage caused by that attack.
At the end of March, it was learned that the USA canceled the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with military satellites. The SpaceX launch vehicle was supposed to launch a constellation of satellites of the new US Space Force missile attack warning system into orbit.
Source: Focus
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