Epoch Times: Video: US Air Force Test-Fires Minuteman III Missile from California
The United States test-fired an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on Nov. 6.
“Test launches provide valuable data for U.S. Strategic Command and the U.S. Air Force. A reliable test launch occurs when a test missile launches, completes its flight path within a designated safety corridor, the equipment functions properly, sensor data is collected, and the reentry vehicle impacts where targeted,” Global Strike Command officials told KSBY News.
They added: “Though the reentry vehicle reached its intended target, the test and analysis data is not releasable to the public.”
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Update: Air Force test-launches missile from California base (Air Force Times/AP)
WNU Editor: Another missile test, but what made this one special is that the U.S. Air Force went out of its way to make it public that this test had nothing to do with world events .... U.S. Air Force Says Latest Missile Test 'Not Related to Any Real World Events' (Gizmodo). When you go out of your way to explain something, that usually tells me that the rational that you are discounting is the rational on why you actually did it.
