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Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen 

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conducted an operational test launch of 

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an unarmed Minuteman three ballistic 

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missile september 7th to demonstrate 

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the readiness of the U . S . Nuclear 

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forces and provide confidence in the 

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lethality and effectiveness of the 

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nation's nuclear deterrent . Today's 

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test launch used a randomly selected 

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intercontinental ballistic missile 

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pulled from the war Air Force base in 

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Wyoming . The missile was transported 

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more than 1300 miles and reassembled at 

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Vandenberg Space Force base California . 

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The I C . B . M . Was equipped with 

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three test reentry vehicles and 

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traveled approximately 4200 miles at a 

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speed of more than 15,000 MPH to a test 

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range near the Kwajalein atoll in the 

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marshall Islands . The I C . B . M . 

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Test and evaluation program helps 

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validate the reliability , the nuclear 

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umbrella . Our allies and partners rely 

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on eliminating the need to obtain their 

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own nuclear weapons to counter 

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potential adversaries . The 50 year old 

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Minuteman three is based in colorado 

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Montana Nebraska north Dakota and 

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Wyoming and will be replaced by the L . 

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G . M . 35 A sentinel reporting from 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base . I'm Sarah 

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Kaufman