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- [Daniel Airmen from F.E. Warren

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and Vandenberg Air Force Bases

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conducted an operational
test launch May 1st

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of an unarmed Minuteman III missile.

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Today's test launch
used an intercontinental

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ballistic missile pulled
(missile roaring)

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randomly from a silo
on Minot Air Force Base

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which was then transported
and reassembled at Vandenberg.

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The ICBM was equipped with
a test re-entry vehicle

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and traveled approximately 4,200 miles

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to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll

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in the Marshall Islands.

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These ICBM test launches
verify the accuracy

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and reliability of the weapons system,

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providing valuable data to ensure

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a safe, secure and
effective nuclear deterrent.

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Reporting from Vandenberg Air Force Base,

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I'm Airman Daniel Miles.