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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 May 21st to demonstrate the

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readiness of the US nuclear forces and

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provide confidence in the lethality and

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effectiveness of the nation's nuclear

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deterrent . Today's test launched used

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a randomly selected intercontinental

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ballistic missile pulled from Malmstrom

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Air Force Base , Montana . The ICBM was

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equipped with a single Mark 21 high

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fidelity 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 Quajaleana 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 of 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 55 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

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LGM 35A Sentinel . Reporting from

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Vandenberg Space Force Base , I'm Staff

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Sergeant Joshua Leroy .