China has probably loaded more than 100 of its nuclear-armed solid-fueled DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) into three silo fields near its border with Mongolia, a new draft Pentagon ...

Back in April 2024, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) test-fired what was then described as a “mysterious ICBM” (intercontinental ballistic missile) from the Kapustin Yar range in the ...

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So, I watched Houses of Dynamite on Netflix last weekend. That was a laugh. I also recently read the best-selling Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobson, which was amazing. As a kid, I used to have ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The United States Air Force Global Command (AFGSC) successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) early ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. ICBM systems require regular testing to verify ...

The continued extension of the Minuteman III system calls for a rethinking of the venerable US strategic nuclear triad. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that the original plan ...

SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, armed with nuclear weapons and powerful friends, signaled his determination to stand up to Washington with an elaborate military parade Friday night that ...

This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings on the Air Force’s troubled transition from the aging, silo-based Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to its ...

North Korea is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit the United States with a nuclear weapon, South Korea’s president said Thursday — though he added that it has yet ...

The Air Force has developed planning documents for the transition from Minuteman III to Sentinel but has not developed a risk management plan. The transition was planned to begin in fiscal year 2025, ...