U.S. to Test Unarmed ICBM

A test launch of an unarmed U.S. Minuteman 3 ICBM is scheduled for tomorrow, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, June 15).

The Air Force intends the flight as a test of the missile’s dependability. The Minuteman will be fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, with its three warheads expected to land in water between 1:01 a.m. and 7:01 a.m. 4,200 miles away off the Marshall Islands (Associated Press/Daily Comet, July 18).

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