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U.S. Air Force to Launch Unarmed ICBM Off California Coast Tonight in Preparation for Striking North Korea

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An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile will be launched Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base to test the weapon’s effectiveness, accuracy and readiness, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command.

EDITOR’S NOTE: If you are not paying attention, they you are likely not aware that President Trump has authorized a military strike on the rogue nation of North Korea, and tomorrow will be a very busy day. For starters, shortly after midnight tonight, the U.S. Air Force will test fire a Minuteman III ICBM off the California coast. Then, President Trump will have a closed door meeting with the entire United States Senate to discuss military options to be exercised against North Korea. 

The Minuteman III missile test launch will occur between 12:01 and 6:01 a.m. from the north end of the base near Lompoc, according to Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing. The 576th Flight Test Squadron, which will help oversee the operational test launch, is responsible for telemetry, tracking and command destruct systems on the missile.

In a statement, Col. Chris Moss, Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing commander, said missile launches are “essential to verify the status of our national nuclear force and to demonstrate our national nuclear capabilities.”

Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch:

This is what tonight’s missile test will look like.

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, criticized the timing of the launch, citing heightened tension between the U.S. and North Korea. In recent weeks, North Korea has stepped up its testing of ballistic missiles.

Report: North Korea launches massive military drill

“When it comes to missile testing, the U.S. is operating with a clear double standard: It views its own tests as justified and useful, while it views the tests of North Korea as threatening and destabilizing,” foundation president David Krieger said in a statement. “What is needed is diplomacy rather than military provocations. Threats, whether in the form of tweets, nuclear-capable aircraft carrier groups, or nuclear-capable missile launches, only increase the dangers to us all.”

On Tuesday, the U.S. 7th Fleet said it was conducting maritime exercises with naval ships from South Korea and Japan.

“Both exercises demonstrate a shared commitment to security and stability in Northeast Asia as well as the U.S. Navy’s inherent flexibility to combine with allied naval forces in response to a broad range of situations,” the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement.

The Vandenberg test would be the second missile launched from the base this year.

The other launch was conducted by the strike command’s team from the 91st Missile wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota in February. The missile was equipped with a nonexplosive payload that recorded flight data, according the strike command. The missile was launched at the base just north of Lompoc and traveled 4,200 miles to a test range in Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Three Minuteman III missiles were launched in 2016, according to Lt. Col. Jason Turner, 2d Range Operations Squadron commander. source


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    • Takealook

      Fox news is no better than fascist owned CNN. They just pretend to not be one of the six Zionist friendly newscorps…

    • Boo

      A Guinness Book of world records board meeting with 100 senators and house members is what your going to see on Wednesday with Trump. As far I can … nothing has been said about what he’s going to speak to them about. It could range anywhere from the budget, defense, intelligence, the wall or immigration. (Now there may be a law he wants written and the senate could do that to pass it down to congress). It’s the congress Trump would be speaking about with respect to NK and or the budget.

      • Boo

        Scratch what I just said…Newsweek has an article stating this meeting is about strategy towards NK.

    • VirusGuard

      So the USA is allowed to have missile tests and to send war ships to the other side of the world but it’s all North Korean’s fault

      Trump why go to all the trouble because your the puppet in chief and can just fire 59 missiles at Syria without asking anyone because Russia is working with your masters and even helped by turning the S400s off so why waste time

      Just nuke him and hope China or Japan does not get covered in the nuke fallout dust because if you go in with anything less then Kim is going to flatten the south or does someone standing his ground making you think twice.

      Finish Kim off when you have finished the other six wars you already have on the go

    • Leo

      REALITY CHECK . I’m certain this minute man ICBM dose not concern the North Koreans in the least since North Korean allies Russia and China have a larger and more devastating nuclear stockpile and arsenal than the U.S. has . A big Yawn . :cool:

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