Every once in a while , the Air Force establish a Minuteman III into the Pacific Ocean , just to make trusted they still work . Important , because they ’re the only soil intercontinental ballistic missile we ’ve got . spoiled news : the most late trial failed miserably .
A handout out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California puts it light , DefenseTech report :
An unarmed operational test Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was destroyed by Vandenberg ’s Western Range officials July 27 after launching from here .
Air Force controllers observe a flight anomalousness and terminate the flight of stairs for safety reasons . When terminated , the vehicle was in the unspecific sea area , nor'-east of Roi - Namur .
Whatever “ flight of stairs anomaly ” means is anyone ’s guess — but it was sufficient reason for the AF to self - destruct the Minuteman mid - flight , spraying it over the water . as luck would have it , there was no warhead in spite of appearance , so the the great unwashed on Roi - Namur ( which is a tiny Pacific island , not the home of a Superman villain ) were n’t at risk .
But if you ’re in the Air Force right now , you might be sudate . Our supplying of Minuteman rocket is important in our The Cold War ’s over , but we can still atomise the shit out of you interior defense mechanism policy . Deterrence ! But reciprocally assured destruction is n’t so common ( or promise ) if we ’re sit on a crew of flop missiles from the disco earned run average . And at a time when the Union governance can barely afford to make up for its first light oatmeal , the prospect of a fresh contrast of refilling ICBMs is n’t likely to take off . [ DefenseTech ]
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