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Air Force Global Strike Command airmen 

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conducted an operational test launch of 

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an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental 

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ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space 

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Force Base May 21st to demonstrate the 

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readiness of the US nuclear forces and 

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provide confidence in the lethality and 

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effectiveness of the nation's nuclear 

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deterrent . Today's test launched used 

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a randomly selected intercontinental 

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ballistic missile pulled from Malmstrom 

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Air Force Base , Montana . The ICBM was 

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equipped with a single Mark 21 high 

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fidelity reentry vehicle and traveled 

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approximately 4200 miles at a speed of 

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more than 15,000 MPH to a test range 

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near the Quajaleana Atoll in the 

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Marshall Islands . The ICBM test and 

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evaluation program helps validate the 

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reliability of the nuclear umbrella our 

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allies and partners rely on , 

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eliminating the need to obtain their 

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own nuclear weapons to counter 

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potential adversaries . The 55 year old 

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Minuteman 3 is based in Colorado , 

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Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota , and 

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Wyoming , and will be replaced by the 

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LGM 35A Sentinel . Reporting from 

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Vandenberg Space Force Base , I'm Staff 

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Sergeant Joshua Leroy .