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USAF to launch unarmed Minuteman III ICBM today

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U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command will carry out an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Apr. 26.

An unarmed U.S. Air Force LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 131217-F-MO145-001
By A1C Yvonne Morales [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The test is scheduled to occur between 12:01 a.m. to 6:01 a.m. from north Vandenberg Air Force Base.

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