US Test Fires Minuteman III ICBM


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On October 29, the U.S. Air Force test launched a Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. In a press release, the Air Force stated that the test “verifi[ed] the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM weapon system,” which travelled 6,700 km to Kawajalein Atoll in the South Pacific. The Air Force last tested a Minuteman III missile in September 2020.

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Masao Dahlgren, "US Test Fires Minuteman III ICBM," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 2, 2020, last modified November 2, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-test-fires-minuteman-iii-icbm/.