The unarmed launch vehicle was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, just after 1 a.m. local time at night.
The Russian government has been informed
A spokesman for the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced the intention of the missile test in a press conference Tuesday morning.
.Tweet embedThere will be an operational test launch of the Air Force Global Strike Command’s unarmed Minuteman III ICBM early tomorrow morning, September 7, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. pic.twitter.com/DkYdPvwUa9
– Ministry of Defense 🇺🇸 (DeptofDefense) September 6, 2022
Air Force Commodore Pat Ryder said the launch of the ICBM “confirms and demonstrates the system’s effectiveness and its high level of readiness.” He added: It is a routine experiment, which has been planned for a long time, and organically fits in with the previous experiences.
The spokesperson also reported that the Russian government was informed of the experiment in accordance with contractual obligations, which correspond to ballistic missiles From the Hague International Code of Conduct on their use.
The United States last implemented a similar one in August, less than a month ago missile test.
(Cover Photo: Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder during a Pentagon news conference on September 6, 2022. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
