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- [Michael] Air Force
Global Strike Command Airman

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conducted an operational test launch

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of an unarmed Minuteman
three, ballistic missile,

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on October 29th, 2020.

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The test launch used a randomly
selected (missile roars)

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Intercontinental ballistic missile pulled

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from a silo at Minot Air
Force Base, North Dakota.

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The missile was transported
more than 1300 miles

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and reassembled at Vandenberg
Air Force Base, California.

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The ICBM was equipped with
a test re-entry vehicle

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and traveled approximately 4,200 miles

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at a speed of more than
15,000 miles per hour

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to a test range near the Kwajalein Atoll,

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in the Marshall Islands.

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These ICBM test launches
verify the accuracy

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and reliability of the weapons system.

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Providing valuable data
to ensure a safe, secure

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and effective nuclear deterrent.

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Reporting from Vandenberg
Air Force Base, California.

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I'm Michael Stonesifer.