Don’t worry this was previously planned…
The Pentagon on Tuesday stated it will launch another unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test in California this week less than one month after its last test.
Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters from the Pentagon that the test will be held early Wednesday morning from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, some 60 miles north of Santa Barbara.
“This launch is a routine test, which was scheduled far in advance and consistent with previous tests,” he said. “This ICBM launch will validate and verify the effectiveness and readiness of the system.”
Ryder said the U.S. had already notified the Russian government per treaty obligations and noted that the pre-launch announcement is pursuant The Hague’s international Code of Conduct.
The Air Force said in August that it had conducted over 300 intercontinental ballistic missile tests and that they are “not the result of current world events.”
“The purpose of the ICBM test launch program is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces. And provide confidence in the security and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear deterrent,” Ryder told reporters Tuesday.
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