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American forces have launched a nuclear missile in a show of strength. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was fired on Wednesday (Feb. 19) to show “dominance in an era of strategic competition,” say the U.S. Air Force (USAF). A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians carried out the test from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base. The missile reportedly flew 4,200 miles, reaching speeds of 15,000 mph, to the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. “Today’s Minuteman III test launch is…

Russian military officials have released footage showing soldiers preparing a nuclear missile launcher for combat. The country’s Ministry of Defense released video on Thursday (Feb. 6) of the YARS mobile intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch vehicle. The footage shows Russia’s so-called “Strategic Missile Troops” conducting combat patrols and practicing counter-sabotage tactics in the Yoshkar-Ola region. Soldiers maneuver the massive vehicle into a forest for cover, then set up camouflage netting to disguise it in the snowy landscape. The operation, which took place 775 kilometers (480 miles) east of Moscow, highlights the capabilities of the YARS missile system, which has a…