[UPDATE-Nov. 6] US Conducts Test Launch of Minuteman III Following Trump’s Statements, Russian Reaction

The missile was launched from California and landed near the Marshall Islands

The US Air Force’s Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) without a warhead from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California a week after President Donald Trump announced his decision to resume nuclear testing, Fox News correspondent Lucas Tomlinson reported.

“The US Air Force’s Global Strike Command says it conducted another unarmed Minuteman III ICBM test launch from California as part of routine reliability checks. The missile landed near the Marshall Islands,” the journalist wrote on his X page.

No official statements have yet been published on the websites of the Vandenberg Space Force Base or the command responsible for two components of the US nuclear triad: intercontinental ballistic missiles and strategic bombers.

[UPDATE-Nov. 6] Russian strategic nuclear triad exercises