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Brett Tingley

RARE PHOTOS: Us military test launches nuclear capable icbm from california photos | Rare Historical Photos

A streak of light arcs into the night sky.

The U.S. military test-launched an unarmed nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile overnight to verify the readiness of its arsenal.

The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California just after midnight Pacific time today (May 20).

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