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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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September 6 to demonstrate the 

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readiness of the US nuclear forces and 

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provide 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 pull from fe warn Air 

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Force base . Wyoming . The missile was 

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transported more than 1300 miles and 

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reassembled at Vandenberg Space Force 

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Base , California . The ICBM was 

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equipped with three test re entry 

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vehicles and traveled approximately 

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4200 miles at a speed of more than 

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15,000 MPH to a test range near the 

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quad . A toll in the Marshall Islands . 

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The ICBM test and evaluation program 

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helps validate the reliability . The 

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nuclear umbrella , our allies and 

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partners rely on eliminating the need 

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to obtain their own nuclear weapons to 

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counter potential adversaries . The 50 

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year old men man three is based in 

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Colorado , Montana , Nebraska , North 

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Dakota and Wyoming and will be replaced 

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by the LGM 35 A sentinel reporting from 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base . I'm 

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senior airman Tierra