Posted on 05/18/2025 11:37:24 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Vandenberg Space Force Base announced the U.S. military will be test-launching an unarmed nuclear missile from northern Santa Barbara County early Wednesday morning.
Southern California residents awake between the scheduled launch hours of 12:01 a.m. and 5:01 a.m. on May 21 might be able to hear or catch a glimpse of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Air Force Global Strike Command explained that the test launch of this rocket-propelled weapon is to “demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces,” and to prove the “lethality and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...
In answer to the rumored Russian launch?
Hmmm,Vot could possibly go wronk?
The USA has only once tested a fully operational and live missile from launch to detonation. It was in the 1960s when Americans had the biggest D1cks on the planet and we not afraid to pull it out and wag it around for show.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/weapons/ballistic/nuclear_test.html
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