The LGM-30G Minuteman III is the only US land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and was put into service almost 50 years ago as a deterrence measure against the Soviet Union.

The US Air Force has reportedly carried out a test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

This is the first such test launch this year, with the last one being conducted in August 2017; initially, the launch was scheduled for February but was postponed.

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The launch of the missile without a warhead was conducted at the Vandenberg Air Force base in California and was called successful as it managed to hit its designated target.