The test was to ensure the “nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure, reliable, and effective in deterring 21st-century threats ...

Despite being over 50 years old, the Minuteman III remains critical due to delays in its replacement—the LGM-35A Sentinel. Originally expected to phase in by the 2030s, Sentinel faces cost overruns ...

The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel successor ...

Both the U.S. and Russia deploy hundreds of nuclear-armed ICBMs that can be fired and reach targets within minutes.

The US Air Force will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in Southern California next week to test and flex ...

Vandenberg Space Force Base will test launch an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ballistic missile ...

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians launched an unarmed ...

Californians were able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force launched the Minuteman III from ...

If you were outside around 1 a.m. Wednesday on the West Coast, you may have seen or heard the U.S. military test-launching an ...

An operational test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been scheduled for launch ...

A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle on ...

Launch to verify reliability of nuclear deterrent, not ‘response to current world events,’ say officials - Anadolu Ajansı ...