[IamCenny]

Looks to me like the modern model of the Minuteman III can hit Iran from launched from Florida, or California.

[tanknetter]

Looks to me like the modern model of the Minuteman III can hit Iran from launched from Florida, or California.

Not the best option. Better would be a depressed-trajectory SLBM shot from an SSBN deployed to the Indian Ocean. No warning time, and you don't have the possibility of Vlad Putin thinking that the nuke is coming straight for him.

Taking the shot from the Med might be preferable because the missile would follow a West -> East trajectory. It would require more loft and a slightly longer travel time, but again it would mitigate the risk of Vlad freaking out. And we REALLY don't want Vlad to freak out.

[PIF]

LGM-30F MIII was not tested in the video as an air launched missile - the 30F is over 5 feet longer than the tested 30A/B. No dispute about a ground launch.

Gound launch would be easier and sooner detected than an air launched version. Especially one bound for Mecca/Tehran.