US conducts test launch of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

Shebnem Ayyubova
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The United States carried out another test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Vanderberg base of the US Space Forces, Report informs via TASS.

According to the command, the launch was carried out to "evaluate and confirm the safety, reliability, effectiveness and combat readiness of ICBMs."

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