U.S. Conducts Successful Minuteman ICBM Test

The U.S. Air Force today successfully tested a Minuteman 3 missile, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Sept. 8).

The missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It was the last of four tests planned for 2005, officials said.

The dummy warhead hit a target in the Pacific Ocean after flying more than 4,000 miles in 30 minutes, AP reported (Associated Press/Washington Post, Sept. 14).

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