LGM-30G Minuteman III version is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States
RFE: U.S. Military Announces Test Launch Of ICBM, Notifies Russia
The U.S. military will test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on September 7, the Pentagon says, adding that Russia has been notified.
A Pentagon spokesman described the test as routine and said it was meant to demonstrate the readiness of the U.S. military's nuclear forces and "provide confidence in the security and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear deterrent."
It will be the second test launch of the country's nuclear defenses in less than a month. The last occurred on August 16 and tested a Minuteman III ICBM that carried a test reentry vehicle, which in a strategic conflict could be armed with a nuclear warhead. The vehicle traveled about 6,760 kilometers to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific.
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WNU Editor: Notifying Russia that this test was going to happen is normal protocol. But making the announcement ahead of the test is not .... Pentagon Makes "Unusual" Announcement Ahead Of ICBM Launch (Zero Hedge). To me this is just another sign on how tense and dangerous current U.S. - Russia relations are at the moment.
Update: This ICBM was successfully tested early this morning .... US launches Minuteman III ICBM in show of nuclear readiness (FOX News). More here .... Pentagon launches Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from California in test to show US is nuclear ready in the arms race with Russia and China (Daily Mail).
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