BREAKING | US launches unarmed ballistic missile
The United States has flexed its military muscle, testing a weapon system which forms part of its nuclear force.
The US Air Force said the unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched just after midnight Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base according to the LA Times.
It was designed to show the country’s nuclear deterrent capability.
The U.S. Air Force just tested an anti-nuke missile as the Navy nears North Korea https://t.co/52iflW1WHz pic.twitter.com/wz3QbGlznO
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 26, 2017
The missile travelled 4,200 miles to a test range in Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, according to the Air Force.
The intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on April 26, 2017https://t.co/PCfBt8JOVT pic.twitter.com/dSINx2fdRp
— Mr.Nariman (@MrNarimanBeck) April 26, 2017