DefenceTalkThe Minuteman missile is a core component of the U.S. nuclear triad originally created in the late 1950s. Minuteman missiles were deployed in underground silos in the Great Plains in the early 1960s to deter a Soviet nuclear attack. Some critics claim the Minuteman is a Cold War era weapon irrelevant to today’s force, but […]https://www.defencetalk.com/modernization-of-minuteman-iii-needs-to-begin-now-59000/

DefenceTalkAirmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile here during an operational test at 6:27 a.m. PST, today. Col. Brent McArthur, the 30th Space Wing’s Vice Wing Commander, was the launch decision authority. The launch team, under the direction of the 576th Flight Test Squadron, included crew members from the 91st Missile Wing, Minot […]https://www.defencetalk.com/minuteman-iii-test-missile-launches-from-vandenberg-afb-47884/