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Air Force Global Strike command . 

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Airmen and Navy air crew conducted an 

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operational test launch of an unarmed 

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ballistic missile from the airborne 

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launch control system , November 5th to 

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demonstrate the readiness of the US 

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nuclear forces and provide confidence 

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in the lethality and effectiveness of 

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the nation's nuclear deterrent airmen . 

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From the 625th strategic operations 

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squadron from Offutt Air Force Base , 

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Nebraska were aboard the Navy E six 

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aircraft to demonstrate the reliability 

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and effectiveness of the ALCs system . 

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Today's test launch used a randomly 

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selected ICBM pulled from minot Air 

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Force Base , North Dakota . The missile 

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was transported more than 1300 miles 

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and reassembled at Vandenberg Space 

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Force Base California . The ICBM was 

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equipped with multiple retarget re 

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entry vehicles 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 quadrant and 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 . The nuclear umbrella , 

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our 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 50 year old 

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Minuteman three is based in Colorado , 

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Montana , Nebraska , North Dakota and 

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Wyoming and will be replaced by the LGM 

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35 A sentinel reporting from Vandenberg 

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Space Force Base . I'm technical 

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Sergeant Drake Layman .