Intercontinental ballistic missile rocket (ICBM) launched by the armed forces of USA on Wednesday (05.11.2025), a few 24 hours after the American President, Donald Trump’s order for nuclear weapons tests.
The rocketMinuteman III» was launched from the Vanderburgh base in California and after traveling a distance of 6,760 kilometers, it landed at a pre-determined location near the Marshall Islands, according to the update from the US Civil Aviation.
The “Minuteman III”, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, is considered “key” to the US strategic arsenal. It has a range of almost 10,000 kilometers and can reach a speed of about 24,000 km/h.
The U.S. Air Force’s Global Strike Command says it conducted another unarmed Minuteman III ICBM test launch from California as part of routine reliability checks. The missile landed near the Marshall Islands. (Video below from May test.)pic.twitter.com/ymmtp2xYXb
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Washington had informed Moscow in advance about the missile test, the Kremlin spokesman said. Dmitry Peskov.