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| United States will conduct two test launches of Minuteman III missiles on June 4 and 6 |
| 2024-06-02 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The US military will conduct two scheduled test launches of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles on June 4 and 6, the US Space Command announced on June 1 on its page on the social network X (formerly Twitter). They will be carried out from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The command clarified that the purpose of the tests would be to test the readiness and effectiveness of the American nuclear deterrent forces. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #9 #4 That's smart money as I'm sure someone had that very scenario in mind from the start. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-06-02 12:57 |
| #8 "Test for Success" ...not... "Test until Failure" |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-06-02 10:50 |
| #7 ^ That's at least part of the point of testing, to see how well the oldest examples are holding up. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-06-02 09:55 |
| #6 I would assume the rockets in question are approaching their 'sell-by' dates. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-06-02 09:52 |
| #5 And to think people used to worry about atheists in foxholes... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-06-02 09:04 |
| #4 /\ I'd put money on it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-06-02 08:41 |
| #3 Any bets, if we go to war, every DOD Transgender starts doing a Klinger seeking a Section 8? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-06-02 08:17 |
| #2 The dems are rightly counting on young voters short attention spans and automatic willingness to discount the idea they might be drafted. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-06-02 07:57 |
| #1 If the LSD's think going on a war footing will help Biden stay in office. I am sure a majority of US CITIZEN'S, no matter what their feeling of Trump are. Think 180 the opposite. I can see it causing a mass voter swing to Trump, over the Crap for Brains Group, stumbling all over itself trying to run things for Biden. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-06-02 07:31 |