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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 ...07 Nov, 2025, 07.45 AM IST- 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...26 Sep, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
- 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...22 May, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
- 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...07 May, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
- 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...06 Jun, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
- 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...29 Dec, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
- 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...10 Dec, 2023, 06.52 PM IST
- 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...07 Sep, 2022, 07.23 PM IST
- 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...16 Aug, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
- 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...05 Aug, 2022, 07.08 PM IST
- 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...02 Apr, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
- Nonpartisan budget report says future nuke costs are risingSen. Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat who is a longstanding critic of nuclear weapons modernization, said in a statement Monday t...25 May, 2021, 05.53 PM IST
- Decision on Minuteman to shape United States nuclear policy for decadesThe outcome of the fight likely will steer nuclear policy and strategy for decades to come. It could influence how U.S. allies in Europe an...12 May, 2021, 04.23 PM IST
- Up in the air: People who used balloons to give wings to their fantasyPlanes probably aren't enough for some people.08 Nov, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
- Pentagon estimates cost of new nuclear missiles at $95.8 billionThe weapons, known as intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are intended as part of a near-total replacement of the American nucle...20 Oct, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
- 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...24 Jan, 2016, 08.24 PM IST
- 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.31 Jul, 2014, 11.42 AM IST
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