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Northrop Grumman says it has successfully conducted a shroud fly-off test as part of the development of the new LGM-35 intercontinental ballistic missile for the U.S. Air Force.
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New Sentinel ICBM’s Nose Shroud Separation Test A Flying Success

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2024

Missiles filled with water and silo lids that don't work properly are among the corruption-related issues that have reportedly led to a major purge of Chinese military officials in the past year.
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Water-Filled Missiles, Silo Problems Behind China Purge: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 8, 2024

This Is Exactly How The Latest Ballistic Missile Defense Test Worked
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This Is Exactly How The Latest Ballistic Missile Defense Test Worked

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 13, 2023

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall says the Sentinel ICBM program is "struggling" and keeping it on track will "cost money."
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Sentinel ICBM “Struggling,” Keeping On Track Will Come At A Cost

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2023

A routine test of launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was "terminated" after it experienced an "anomaly."
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Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Ordered To Destroy Itself During Test Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

The Pentagon is concerned that China's People's Liberation Army could pursue a conventionally armed ICBM, which could create dangerous strategic ambiguity and uncertainty.
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China May Acquire Conventionally Armed ICBMs: Pentagon Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 20, 2023

ERCS ICBM
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This ICBM-Launched Satellite Could Transmit Nuclear Codes When Nothing Else Was Left To

By Oliver Parken, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 29, 2023

Russian RS-24 Yars
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Russia To Get Yars-M Ballistic Missiles With Novel Warhead Delivery System: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 16, 2023

Ukraine rocket storage site destroyed
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Incredible Destruction Seen At Ukrainian Rocket Storage Site That Detonated After Russian Strike (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 4, 2023

Air Force personnel make their way into nuclear missile silo B-06
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Watch Air Force Security Forces Train To Recapture A Nuclear Missile Silo

By Oliver Parken

Posted on May 3, 2023

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)
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Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2023

North Korea Solid Fuel ICBM
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North Korea Has Tested Its First Solid Fuel ICBM (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 14, 2023

Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’
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Navy Drops Air Force’s Mission From Its Next ‘Doomsday Plane’

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 4, 2023

KN-23 SILO
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Silo-Launched Ballistic Missile Capability Likely Tested By North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

Sarmat missile failure kyiv biden
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Ukraine Situation Report: Russian ICBM Test Failed During Biden’s Visit To Kyiv

By Howard Altman

Posted on Feb 22, 2023

North Korea New ICBM
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North Korea Shows Off Unprecedented Number Of ICBMs And Possible New Solid-Fuel Design

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

China surpasses the U.S. in number of ICBM launchers
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China Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than The United States

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Feb 9, 2023

Russia Releases Incredibly Detailed Views Of Its Massive ‘Satan’ Missile
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Russia Releases Incredibly Detailed Views Of Its Massive ‘Satan’ Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

CHINA-PLA-THE EASTERN THEATER COMMAND-DRILLS (CN)
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Record-Breaking 68 Chinese Warplanes Just Flew Into The Taiwan Strait

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

Rare Russian ICBM Carrier Training Vehicle Had A Nasty Accident
SS-25/27 Topol/Topal-M

Rare Russian ICBM Carrier Training Vehicle Had A Nasty Accident

By The War Zone staff

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

Minuteman III China Spying
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Nuclear Experts Question Possible Effects Of Chinese Cell Towers On U.S. Missile Silos

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 25, 2022

Graphics depicting possible basing concepts for the Cold War-era MX missile program overlaid on top of a rendering of the Air Force's future LGM-35A ICBM.
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Firing ICBMs From Lakes, Tunnels Considered Before Air Force Picked New Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch
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Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jul 7, 2022

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
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RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)
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North Korea Just Openly Tested Its First ICBM Since 2017 And It’s A Monster (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 25, 2022

This Is Our Best Look Yet At North Korea’s Hypersonic Missile
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This Is Our Best Look Yet At North Korea’s Hypersonic Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 12, 2021

Newly Declassified Data Shows Unexplained Increase In U.S. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile
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Newly Declassified Data Shows Unexplained Increase In U.S. Nuclear Warhead Stockpile

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 7, 2021

Strategic Command Boss Encourages People To Keep Looking For More Chinese Missile Silos
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Strategic Command Boss Encourages People To Keep Looking For More Chinese Missile Silos

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 12, 2021

China Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: Report
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China Increasing Its Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Silos By A Factor Of Ten: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 27, 2021

Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?
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Is China Reviving America’s Cold War-Era “Shell Game” ICBM Deployment Strategy?

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jul 1, 2021

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue
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Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 5, 2021

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 1, 2021

Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?
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Does Spending Nearly $18B On A Few Dozen New ICBM Interceptors Even Make Sense Strategically?

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 29, 2021

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss
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Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2021

The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone
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The Soviet Union’s Railway-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Had An Inflatable Nosecone

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 10, 2021

Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System
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Take A Rare Look Inside Russia’s Doomsday Ballistic Missile Warning System

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Majority Of Voters Don’t Want Billions Spent On New ICBMs To Overhaul America’s “Nuclear Sponge”
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Majority Of Voters Don’t Want Billions Spent On New ICBMs To Overhaul America’s “Nuclear Sponge”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 5, 2021

Biden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After Call
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Biden And Putin Confirm Last-Minute Push To Extend Key Nuclear Arms Control Deal After Call

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 26, 2021

The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane
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The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 22, 2020

Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea
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Yes, The United States Did Draw Up A Plan To Drop 80 Nuclear Weapons On North Korea

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off
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Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon
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How China’s Ballistic Missile And Nuclear Arsenal Is Ballooning According To The Pentagon

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Missile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM Shield
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Missile Defense Madness: Myth Of Perfect Patriots, Magic THAAD, And The ICBM Shield

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 19, 2020

The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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The Navy Has Finally Proven It Can Shoot Down An Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

By The War Zone staff

Posted on Nov 17, 2020

Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: Report
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Chinese Long-Range Ballistic Missiles Struck Moving Ship In South China Sea: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 16, 2020

Kim Jong Un Just Showed The World The War Machine He Built While Feinting Diplomacy
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Kim Jong Un Just Showed The World The War Machine He Built While Feinting Diplomacy

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 11, 2020

Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs
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Air Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 19, 2020

Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)
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Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 4, 2020

No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
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No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 10, 2020

Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)
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Kim Jong Un Ends Testing Moratorium And Threatens To Unveil New “Strategic Weapon” (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 1, 2020

Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”
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Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 17, 2019

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump
Hwasong-14

North Korea Conducts “Strategic” Test Amid Threat To Send A “Christmas Gift” To Trump

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 9, 2019

Did Israel Just Conduct A Ballistic Missile Test From A Base On Its Mediterranean Coast?
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Did Israel Just Conduct A Ballistic Missile Test From A Base On Its Mediterranean Coast?

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 7, 2019

Updating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ Waste
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Updating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ Waste

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

This Isn’t A Sci-Fi Prop, It’s A Doomsday Navigator For America’s Deadliest Cold War ICBM
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This Isn’t A Sci-Fi Prop, It’s A Doomsday Navigator For America’s Deadliest Cold War ICBM

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal
LGM-30 Minuteman III

Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 24, 2019

Here’s The Six Super Weapons Putin Unveiled During Fiery Address
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Here’s The Six Super Weapons Putin Unveiled During Fiery Address

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Fires Topol Ballistic Missile to Test New Tech to Defeat Missile Defense Systems
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Russia Fires Topol Ballistic Missile to Test New Tech to Defeat Missile Defense Systems

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Well Within Range of North Korean Missiles, Hawaii Turns to Cold War Air Raid Sirens
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Well Within Range of North Korean Missiles, Hawaii Turns to Cold War Air Raid Sirens

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

What We Learned From Congress’s Latest Review of the President’s Ability to Use Nukes
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What We Learned From Congress’s Latest Review of the President’s Ability to Use Nukes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Iran Says It’s Limited How Far Its Missiles Can Fly, but Also That it Doesn’t Matter
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Iran Says It’s Limited How Far Its Missiles Can Fly, but Also That it Doesn’t Matter

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Russia Tests Modified RS-24 Ballistic Missile With an “Experimental Warhead”
SS-25/27 Topol/Topal-M

Russia Tests Modified RS-24 Ballistic Missile With an “Experimental Warhead”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs
LGM-30 Minuteman III

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

How We Got to North Korea’s Pacific Nuclear Test Threat and What Comes Next
Hwasong-14

How We Got to North Korea’s Pacific Nuclear Test Threat and What Comes Next

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019