After the presidential election, the USA tested an intercontinental nuclear missile
The flight range of the Minuteman III missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, is approximately 9.5 thousand kilometers.
Late in the evening on Tuesday, November 5, immediately after the US presidential election, the country's space forces conducted a test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III, which carries a nuclear weapon.
This was announced on the website of the Vandenberg base, from which the test launch took place.
“Test launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles demonstrate that the US intercontinental ballistic missile fleet is ready, reliable and effective in use,” the message reads.
The Global Strike Command of the US Air Force stated that the purpose of the test was to check the effectiveness, readiness and accuracy of the weapons system, as well as to demonstrate the US nuclear forces and ensure the…
