An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base early Wednesday morning, a test that has been in the works for years.
A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single telemetered joint test assembly re-entry vehicle Feb. 19 at 1:00 a.m. California time from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
“This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities designed to demonstrate that the United States’ nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure, reliable, and effective in deterring 21st-century threats and reassuring our allies,” Space Launch Delta 30 said in a statement.
“[Wednesday’s] Minuteman III test launch is just one of the ways the Department of the Air Force demonstrates the readiness, precision, and professionalism of U.S. nuclear forces,” said Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary Ashworth. “It also provides confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission.”
Per international agreements, the United States notified Russia and more than 140 nations that are members of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation about the test launch.
The Western Range at Vandenberg Space Force Base serves as the primary testing ground for the Air Force Global Strike Command’s ICBM architecture.
The United States has 5,040 nuclear warheads, the second-largest number in the world, according to data from the Federation of American Scientists. Russia has the largest number of nuclear warheads with 5,580.
The ICBM test launch program is intended to demonstrate the operational capability of the Minuteman III and ensure the United States’ ability to maintain a strong nuclear deterrent as a key element of U.S. national security and the security of U.S. allies and partners.
“With over 300 similar tests conducted in the past, this particular test is part of the Nation’s ongoing commitment to maintaining a credible deterrent and is not a response to current world events,” the statement said.
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