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US launches unarmed ICBM into Pacific Ocean amid China, North Korea tensions
Fox News ^ | February 10, 2023 | Chris Pandolfo

Posted on 02/10/2023 6:08:16 AM PST by McGruff

The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test from California in a show of nuclear readiness.

The test launched at 11:01 p.m. PT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the base announced on Friday.

It was a "routine" activity "intended to demonstrate that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective," according to the announcement.

"A test launch displays the heart of our deterrence mission on the world’s stage, assuring our nation and its allies that our weapons are capable and our Airmen are ready and willing to defend peace across the globe at a moment's notice," said Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, Air Force Global Strike Command commander.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: notagoodidea; saberrattling
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1 posted on 02/10/2023 6:08:16 AM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

No one is afraid of Joe Biden.

other than little girls......


2 posted on 02/10/2023 6:13:05 AM PST by wny
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To: McGruff

If we had a Republican President and we were supplying money and arms to Ukraine, lighting off missiles and tensions were running high in the world you would bet that there would be several wanna-be Peacemakers all rushing to the pulpit, get in front of the press to try to force the President to make peace, to turn down the rhetoric, but nope, not so much as a mostly peaceful demonstration, nothing, nada, crickets.


3 posted on 02/10/2023 6:15:23 AM PST by The Louiswu (Michael Ries)
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To: McGruff

Oh Lord, PawPaw Joe is flexing against the ChiComs, the Norks and the Rooskies. The senile old pervert is gonna get us all killed.


4 posted on 02/10/2023 6:15:49 AM PST by 762X51
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To: McGruff

Biden premature ejaculation is now a show of readiness. Wowza.

This comes as we hear a Polish general claims Zelensky has a nuke.


5 posted on 02/10/2023 6:18:06 AM PST by dforest (Joy Behar is a big mouth cow.)
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To: McGruff

Saber rattling.


6 posted on 02/10/2023 6:19:57 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: McGruff

No, wait, stop! Can’t we vote on this democratically first?
Oh, wait. Haha! Silly me. What was I thinking?
Nothing can be done to stop anything.
#democracy


7 posted on 02/10/2023 6:20:48 AM PST by conservativeimage (The world is not dark. The future is not bleak. Tomorrow will be a good day.)
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To: McGruff

It happens all the time from Vandenberg.
Faux News should know this.


8 posted on 02/10/2023 6:23:58 AM PST by Zathras
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To: The Louiswu

“not so much as a mostly peaceful demonstration, nothing, nada, crickets.”

In Europe there are protests. Crowds on the streets, outside US embassies. Sometimes burning NATO flags.

Americans are way too used to wars being on other continents.
And this time some of us will be woke in a new way.


9 posted on 02/10/2023 6:27:12 AM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: McGruff

Just show ‘em your corvette brandon


10 posted on 02/10/2023 6:30:31 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN
Just show ‘em your corvette brandon

Send Corn Pop. He'll straighten 'em out, he's a bad dude...

11 posted on 02/10/2023 6:35:02 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: McGruff

Well at least the candles still light.


12 posted on 02/10/2023 6:41:06 AM PST by redgolum (If this is civilization, I will be the barbarian. )
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To: 762X51

“The senile old pervert is gonna get us all killed.”

How else do you think the socialist, globalist elites are going to implement the Great Reset of the global population and financial system?


13 posted on 02/10/2023 6:53:34 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide
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To: MarMema
"In Europe there are protests. Crowds on the streets, outside US embassies. Sometimes burning NATO flags."

didn't know that. Thanks, and I wonder if anyone is listening or if it does any good.
14 posted on 02/10/2023 7:15:12 AM PST by The Louiswu (Michael Ries)
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To: The Louiswu
If we had a Republican President and we were supplying money and arms to Ukraine, lighting off missiles and tensions were running high in the world you would bet that there would be several wanna-be Peacemakers all rushing to the pulpit, get in front of the press to try to force the President to make peace, to turn down the rhetoric, but nope, not so much as a mostly peaceful demonstration, nothing, nada, crickets.

Ain't it the truth; ain't it the truth!

15 posted on 02/10/2023 7:16:11 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: dforest
This comes as we hear a Polish general claims Zelensky has a nuke.

Go read anything by Thomas Schelling, like Arms and Influence. Then you will understand why said general committed a bone-headed move by talking about it, and if it is true it is even more boneheaded a move. We invaded Iraq over non-existent nuke, so we don't have the moral high ground here and just handed the pretext to Putin. But in any case the pretext is now there.

16 posted on 02/10/2023 7:18:41 AM PST by AndyJackson (.)
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To: McGruff

Biden thinks he’s a modern-day Adrian.

Nuclear war is for our own good.

-The Watchmen


17 posted on 02/10/2023 7:19:48 AM PST by Hammerhead
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To: The Louiswu

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https://t.me/infodefENGLAND/3289


18 posted on 02/10/2023 8:04:02 AM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: Tom Tetroxide

“How else do you think the socialist, globalist elites are going to implement the Great Reset of the global population and financial system?”

At least most of us won’t survive to live under that.
Even nuclear war has lemonade.


19 posted on 02/10/2023 8:06:27 AM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: MarMema

A number of FReepers here are wanting it and I don’t understand why.


20 posted on 02/10/2023 8:09:46 AM PST by Tom Tetroxide
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