"This scheduled test launch is demonstrative of how our nation's ICBM fleet illustrates our readiness and reliability of the weapon system. Chris Cruise, 576th Flight Test Squadron Commander, said in a statement. "Make no mistake - our nuclear triad is the cornerstone of the national security of our country and of our allies around the globe," Col. regularly tests its intercontinental weapon system to verify its accuracy and reliability. official told CNN at the time that it was a "prudent step." The launch was originally scheduled for August 4, according to Steven Wilson, a spokesman for AF Global Strike Command, but it was delayed over concerns about China's response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting Taiwan, CNN confirmed. Such tests have occurred more than 300 times before, and this test is not the result of current world events," the statement continued. "This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective to deter twenty-first century threats and reassure our allies.
nuclear forces and provide confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear deterrent," a statement from the Air Force said. PT, was "to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with a test reentry vehicle, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and traveled 4,200 miles to a test range near the Marshall Islands. Air Force on Tuesday tested an unarmed nuclear-capable long-range missile, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command.
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