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- [Michael] Airmen from Minot,
Malmstrom, F. E. Warren and

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Vandenberg Air Force Bases,
- [Airman] Item 135,

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launcher closure door open.
- conducted an operational

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test launch on September 2nd,

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of an unarmed Minuteman
III ballistic missile.

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(first stage rockets roaring)
Today's test launch used

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an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile,

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pulled randomly from a silo
(second stage igniting)

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on Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota,

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which was then transported and reassembled

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more than 1300 miles away at Vandenberg.

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The ICBM was equipped with
a test reentry vehicle,

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and traveled approximately 4,200 miles

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at a speed of more than
15,000 miles per hour,

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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
verified the accuracy

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and reliability of the weapons system,

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providing valuable data
to ensure a safe, secure

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and effective nuclear deterrent.

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Reporting from Vandenberg Air Force Base,

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I'm Michael Stonecypher.