VANDEMBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A scheduled operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command's Minuteman III unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile is planned for Tuesday, Aug. Pacific, north of Vandenberg. This test is routine and was scheduled years in advance. Consistent with previous test launches, this ICBM test launch will validate and verify the weapon system's effectiveness, readiness and accuracy. In accordance with standard procedures, the United States transmitted a pre-launch notice in accordance with the Hague Code of Conduct and notified the Russian government in advance in accordance with New START obligations. The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of US nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the country's nuclear deterrent, according to the Air Force's Global Strike Command.
TEXTE USAF video of this AM's "developmental test launch" of a #MinutemanIII #ICBMintercontinental ballistic missile by the 30th Space Wing from #VandenbergAFB Calif to test a new weapon fuze. The unarmed missile was aimed at a target near Kwajalein Atoll - https://ok.ru/video/3813075585752