The US Air Force conducted a training launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). About it report The country’s air force.
The launch took place from Vandenberg US Air Force Base, located in the US state of California, on June 4 at 10:56 Moscow time. The launched ICBM was not equipped with a warhead.
Earlier, the US Space Forces command announced that on June 4 and 6 the United States will conduct two launches of the Minuteman III ICBM. Their goal is said to be the desire to “demonstrate the readiness of US nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.”
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