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Footage Released Of Nuclear 'Minuteman' Missile Test Launch
As defensive tactics against Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM's) are on-going off the coast of Scotland, military tests firing the missiles are also occurring in California.
The video above shows an unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile equipped with a test reentry vehicle is test launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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The Air Force says the missile carried a test re-entry vehicle that headed for a target area 4,200 miles away near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The Air Force routinely uses Vandenberg to test Minuteman missiles from bases around the country.
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