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Air Force Global Strike Command . 

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Airmen and Guardians 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 . April 19 th 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 . 

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Today's test launch used a randomly 

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selected intercontinental ballistic 

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missile pulled from Malstrom Air Force 

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Base , Montana . 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 a single test re entry 

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vehicle and traveled approximately 4200 

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miles at a speed of more than 15,000 

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MPH to a test range near the quad atoll 

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in the Marshall Islands . The ICBM test 

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and evaluation program helps validate 

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the liability . 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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Bene Man 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 L G 

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M 35 A Sentinel reporting from 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base . I'm 

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airman first class Katie