Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Second Minuteman Launch to Test NNSA-Made Warhead Fuse in the Books

By Photo of Dan Leone

The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in the early morning hours on Wednesday, testing a new fuse that would set off the nuclear warhead tipping that weapon, as well as its planned successor.
The Air Force development…

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