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US tests Minuteman III amid Iran war: How the doomsday nuclear missile works, range and other deadly aspects of ICBMAmerica's Air Force Global Strike Command successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The test missi...
Putin did not order nuclear test, Russia reiteratesRussia reiterated its commitment to a nuclear test moratorium, stating it would only reciprocate if the US conducts tests, emphasizing nucl...
Minuteman III, the 10,000 km intercontinental nuclear missile — why did the US test it from California into the Pacific now; a direct signal to China?United States has tested its Minuteman III nuclear missile from California, flying over 6,700 km to a Pacific test site in a powerful show ...
Pentagon's Hegseth okays US Navy next-generation fighter, sources sayThe Pentagon is set to choose between Boeing and Northrop Grumman this week for the Navy's next stealth fighter jet. This multibillion-doll...
A new early-warning system blaring 5 US nuclear missiles in air, sunlight, clouds, a Soviet military officer duty bound to raise alarm: How Lt Col Stanislav Petrov saved the worldIn 1983, during Cold War, Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov of Soviet Air Defense Force averted a potential nuclear catastrophe. Stationed at Serpu...
Hiding in the shadows: How Russia’s reviving Cold War tricks to keep its nuclear threat movingRussia’s nuclear infra is growing in the shadows. Satellite images reveal extensive construction at five sites, from Belarus to Kamchatka, ...
US F-35 stealth fighter has a 'kill switch', but it's controlled by China and not AmericaThe F-35 fighter jet's effectiveness is under threat. China's dominance in rare earth elements gives it a potential 'kill switch' over US m...
US test fires Minuteman III nuclear missile a day after Donald Trump announced Golden DomeMinuteman III is a nuclear missile capable of hitting targets 14,000 kilometers away. The missile was test fired from the Western Test Rang...
US just scrapped 450 nuclear missile silos, the reason is costThe US Air Force will construct new silos for its Sentinel ICBMs. This decision reverses the initial plan to upgrade existing Minuteman III...
Next-generation US jet fighter program may get hit by budget woesThe U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, initially aimed at a cutting-edge sixth-generation fighter jet, may see ...
US test-launches hypersonic missile that can hit Moscow in 30 minutes. Are we inching toward World War 3?The nuclear hypersonic missile Minuteman III can hit a target in Russia from the US in 30 minutes. It has been test-launched at a time when...
US Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules safe; but toxic dangers lurked, documents showAir Force nuclear missile crews faced toxic risks in capsules since the '60s. Documents reveal hazards ignored by leadership. Current cance...
A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risksThe control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in se...
This is what it's like to maintain the US nuclear arsenalBecause the U.S. no longer conducts explosive nuclear tests, scientists are not exactly sure how aging warhead plutonium cores affect deton...
US military test launches ICBM"Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-en...
U.S. carries out ICBM test delayed during Chinese show-of-force over TaiwanThe test showed "the readiness of U.S. nuclear forces and provides confidence in the lethality and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear de...
US postpones ICBM test due to heightened tensions with China over Pelosi's visit to TaiwanThe decision to postpone the test flight of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile this week comes as China's People's...
US cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensionsThe Pentagon first announced a delay of the test on March 2 after Russia said it was putting its nuclear forces on high alert. Washington s...
Human error damaged US nuclear-armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: US Air ForceWhile troubleshooting the issue, the maintenance team chief 'mistakenly performed an action not directed by the technical guidance,' the st...
Lt Raj Bansal: The Indian-American finger on US nuclear buttonDeployed in 1970, the Minuteman III is also the first MIRV— capable missile — Multiple Independently-targetable Re-entry Vehicle.