The U.S. currently deploys 400 armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles ready for nuclear strikes.

The US Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III missile from California, showcasing the strength of its land-based nuclear deterrent. As America transitions to the next-generation ...

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command said Wednesday's test launch demonstrated the nation's nuclear deterrent is "safe, secure, reliable, and effective" in deterring 21st cent ...

The Air Force conducts regular tests of its Minuteman III ICBMs, as it looks for ways to bring costs under control for the ...

The Minuteman III missile was unarmed when it launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the military said. The missile traveled 15,000 miles per hour to a test site in the ...

This was followed by the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) conducting a “routine and periodic” test launch of a Minuteman III Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), equipped with a ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base as part of the ICBM test program on ...

F.E. Warren Air Force Base has a secret underground world full of airmen-created artwork that most people have never seen.

A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command team played an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting the Air Force’s ...

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from California, demonstrating the readiness and effectiveness of the nation's ...

​The US Air Force launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear ...