Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch To Showcase Readiness Of US Nuclear Forces
Space Force: The purpose of the routine ICBM test launch is to demonstrate the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces.
Space Force: Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. - An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled for Sept. 5, 2023, from 11:47 p.m. to Sept. 6, 5:47 a.m. Pacific Time from North Vandenberg.
