Catherine Rusoff
The United States launched a unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday morning — the first of two test launches scheduled for this week. Air Force Global Strike Command shared videos and images of the missile, Minuteman III, as it soared and left a fiery trail of smoke and flames in the sky north of Santa Barbara.
The test at 12:56 p.m. PT was carried out by a joint team of airmen from Air Force Global Strike Command, a branch of the U.S. Air Force responsible for nuclear deterrence, and was supported by Space Force custodians, the command said. on a announcement. The announcement noted that the test launch program was designed “to validate and verify the safety, security, effectiveness and readiness of the weapons system.” The Minuteman III was launched with a reentry vehicle.
U.S. Space Force photo by Airman 1st Class Olga Houtsma
“This test launch marks the beginning of a remarkable week for our Guardians and Airmen at Vandenberg, with two test launches scheduled from the Western Range,” said Col. Bryan Titus, deputy commander of the Space Launch Delta 30 military unit. that manages the space. launch operations on the West Coast, in a statement. “These tests are of immense significance, not only for the defense of our nation, but they also serve as a crucial moment to showcase the exceptional capabilities and knowledge of our dedicated team.”
One announcement by the Space Launch Delta 30 public affairs team reiterated that it is routine to test launch unarmed intercontinental ballistic missiles like the Minuteman III, a model that first became operational in the 1970s, according to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. There are currently 400 Minuteman III missiles at various Air Force bases across the country, which the military wing describes as a strategic weapons system intended to serve as a “credible and effective nuclear deterrent.”
U.S. Space Force video by Senior Airman Kadielle Shaw
Similar tests were carried out more than 300 times beforesaid Space Launch Delta 30, adding that they are “not the result of current world events” but are intended to “demonstrate that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is safe, reliable, and effective in deterring 21st century threats and reassuring our allies.”
Typically, Minuteman III test flights out of Vandenberg end with the missile reentry vehicle traveling more than 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from the coast of California to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. During yet another routine test launch Last November, a Minuteman III missile launched from the same base was intentionally destroyed over the Pacific due to “an anomaly,” Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement at the time.
“An anomaly is any unexpected event during the test,” the command said in that statement. “Because anomalies can arise from many factors related to the operating platform itself or the test equipment, careful analysis is required to identify the cause.”
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