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Air Force Global Strike command . 

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Airmen conducted an operational test 

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launch of an unarmed Minuteman three 

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intercontinental ballistic missile . 

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June 4th to demonstrate the readiness 

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of the US nuclear forces and provide 

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confidence in the lethality and 

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effectiveness of the nation's nuclear 

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deterrent . Today's test launch used a 

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randomly selected intercontinental 

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ballistic missile pulled from Fe Warren 

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Air Force Base . Wyoming . The missile 

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was transported more than 1300 miles 

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and reassembled at Vandenberg Space 

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Force Base , California . The ICBM was 

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equipped with one test reentry vehicle 

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and traveled approximately 4200 miles 

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at a speed of more than 15,000 MPH to a 

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test range near the Kulin Atoll in the 

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Marshall Islands , the ICBM test and 

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evaluation program helps validate the 

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reliability . The nuclear umbrella , 

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our allies and partners rely on 

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eliminating the need to obtain their 

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own nuclear weapons to counter 

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potential adversaries . The 50 year old 

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Minuteman three is based in Colorado , 

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Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota and 

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Wyoming and will be replaced by the LGM 

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35 A sentinel reporting from Vandenberg 

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Space Force Base . I'm senior airman , 

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Katie Shaw