An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed when something went wrong during a test launch from California. The Air Force Global Strike Command says the flight of the Minuteman 3 was “safely terminated” over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday due to an anomaly during launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — An unarmed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile was intentionally destroyed over the Pacific Ocean when something went wrong during a test launch from California, the Air Force said.was “safely terminated” at 12:06 a.m. Wednesday due to an “anomaly” during launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement.“An anomaly is any unexpected event during the test,” the statement said.
Minuteman 3 missiles are routinely tested with launches from Vandenberg on the coast northwest of Los Angeles. A typical test involves a missile’s reentry vehicle traveling about 4,200 miles over the Pacific to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.is one of the main pillars of U.S. nuclear strength but it is decades old. Tests are conducted to gather data to keep the system effective and to identify and correct any issues, the Air Force said.
The Air Force plans to replace the Minuteman with a new weapon, the LGM-35A Sentinel, starting in 2029. But it said it plans to keep the Minuteman viable until the new system becomes fully capable in the mid-2030s.
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