Californians were able to look to the sky to see an unarmed missile as the Air Force launched the Minuteman III from Vandenberg base.

It is another multi-year, multi-million dollar contract for EaglePicher Technologies in Joplin. Close to a 20-million dollar ...

By the 1970s, the Minuteman III missiles were coming online. These devastating weapons had significant improvements over its predecessors, including greatly expanded range, accuracy, and multiple ...

An unarmed United States Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on September 2, 2020. An unarmed United ...

Feb. 19 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force demonstrated the nation's nuclear readiness by launching an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

The Air Force will have to continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the LGM-35A Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring that will delay its fielding.

The US Air Force launched an intercontinental ballistic missile test to show ‘readiness’ and ensure effectiveness, as fears of a World War 3 continue to swirl. ‘Today’s Minuteman III test ...

James Harris was at work on a missile to be launched this summer. The Minuteman III is a three-stage rocket measuring 60 feet in length. Over a period of months, missile handling technicians will ...

The up to 400 Minuteman III missiles that make up the ground-based nuclear deterrence infrastructure is part of a trio of launch platforms that, "underwrites every U.S. military operation on the ...