US Tests Nuclear Capable Minuteman III ICBM Missile, Here's the Video

US Tests Nuclear Capable Minuteman III ICBM Missile

Washington - The United States military test-fired the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Wednesday local time. The ICBM that was tested this time was not fitted with a warhead. The American intercontinental missile test was the second in less than a month after the previous launch was delayed twice.

Prior to test-firing the Minuteman III ICBM, Washington issued an earlier announcement -- an unusual move allegedly aimed at preventing an escalation of tensions with Russia that had escalated because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

"Air Force Global Strike Command aviators launched a warhead-unequipped Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with three re-entry test vehicles on September 7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California," In a real conflict, re-entry vehicles for the Minuteman ICBMs The III will be armed with a nuclear warhead. "These test launches are part of a routine and periodic activity intended to demonstrate that the United States nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable, and effective," the US Air Force said in a statement. (8/9/2022).

"This test is not the result of current world events," he said. The US Air Force previously successfully launched the Minutemen III ICBM on August 16, after delaying trials twice to avoid tensions in Ukraine and Taiwan.

The Minuteman III has been in service for 50 years, and is currently the only land-based ICBM in the US nuclear arsenal. The silo-based missiles are on standby at three US military bases in Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana. The US arsenal also includes ballistic missiles launched from the Trident submarine and nuclear weapons carried by strategic bombers.