Santa Maria Times1d
Test launch of unarmed Minuteman III missile slated for Feb. 18 or 19 from Vandenberg
A test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from north ...
Wall Street Journal11mon
The $130 Billion Plan to Replace the U.S.’s Minuteman Nuclear Missiles
The U.S.'s Minuteman nuclear missiles were only supposed to last 10 years—now, they’ve defended the U.S. for more than 50. WSJ explains the logistical challenges of replacing them. WSJ ...
Time6d
DEFENSE: What About the Missile Gap?
This is the missile gap. Price of Progress ... Already it has doomed the Navy’s air-breathing Regulus II. Minuteman, still in mid-development, is supposed to be ready for deployment in mid ...
Santa Barbara Independent1d
Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch to Showcase Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force’s Safe, Effective Deterrent
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – Feb. 12, 2025 -An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled between ...
24/7 Wall St1d
How Do the Most Powerful Missiles in the US Arsenal Compare to Russia's and China's?
The United States spends vastly more on its military than any of its enemies, but that has not made us secure from the most destructive weapons on the planet: nuclear-armed ballistic missiles. In fact ...
KEYT2d
Unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile test launch scheduled between February 18 and February 19
An operational test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile has been scheduled for launch ...
Military.com11mon
LGM-30 Minuteman III
The "L" in LGM is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; "G" means surface attack; "M" stands for guided missile, the 30 stands for the Minuteman series of missile and the G ...
Hosted on MSN11mon
Skyrocketing cost of US nuclear missile program spurs reckoning
The U.S. could continue life-extending the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which at the time had been deployed for close to 50 years, or modernize the system in a major ...
Edhat1d
Vandenberg Space Force Base to Conduct Unarmed Minuteman III Missile Test
A demonstration of the United States' nuclear readiness with an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is set for operational test launch. The Air Force Global Strike Command has ...
Hosted on MSN2mon
US modernizes nuclear arsenal amid rising global tensions
A significant development, announced by the Department ... presents a more daunting task. The LGM-30G Minuteman III missile, introduced in 1970, is fueled by a solid engine, measures over 59 ...
US Sentinel Missile Stalls As China, Russia Steam Ahead
As the US struggles with delays and cost overruns in its Sentinel missile program, China and Russia are pressing forward with cutting-edge missile de ...
Time22d
Defense: The Missile Gap
For the solid-fueled, Minuteman ... and leave missiles like sitting ducks in their silos. Though ranking officers claim that development of such a device is no more than a “wild chance ...