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Air Force Global Strike Command airmen 

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conducted an operational test launch of 

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an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental 

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ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space 

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Force Base February 19th to demonstrate 

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the readiness of the US nuclear forces 

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and provide confidence in the lethality 

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and effectiveness of our nation's 

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nuclear deterrent . Today's test launch 

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used a randomly selected 

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intercontinental ballistic missile 

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pulled from FE Warren Air Force Base , 

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Wyoming . The missile was transported 

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more than 1300 miles and reassembled at 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base , 

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California . The ICBM was equipped with 

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a single telemetered joint test 

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assembly reentry vehicle and traveled 

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approximately 4200 miles at a speed of 

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more than 15,000 MPH to a test range 

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near the Quajale and 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 our 

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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 3 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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35A Sentinel . Reporting from 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base , I am 

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Staff Sergeant Joshua LeRoy .