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Air Force Global Strike command . 

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Airmen and Navy air crew conducted an 

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operational test launch of an unarmed 

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Minuteman three intercontinental 

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ballistic missile from the airborne 

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launch control system , November 5th to 

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demonstrate the readiness of the US 

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nuclear forces and provide confidence 

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in the lethality and effectiveness of 

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the nation's nuclear deterrent . Amron 

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from the 6 25th strategic operation 

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squadron from off Air Force base , 

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Nebraska were aboard the Navy E six 

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aircraft to demonstrate the reliability 

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and effectiveness of the ALCs . Today's 

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test launch used a randomly selected 

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intercontinental ballistic missile 

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pulled from minot Air Force Base , 

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North Dakota . 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 multiple target 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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Kulin Atoll 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 Minuteman 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 Space . I'm 

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senior airman Kati L Shaw .