LGM-30 Minuteman III

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The first weapon-ready plutonium pit for the future W81-! nuclear warhead has been produced.

Problem Plagued Sentinel ICBM Program Will Press Ahead Despite Nearly Doubling In Cost

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 8 4:24 PM EDT
The head of US Strategic Command has advocated for the US military taking a serious look at going back to deploying intercontinental ballistic missiles loaded with multiple nuclear warheads.

Return To ICBMs Armed With Multiple Warheads Suggested By STRATCOM Boss

By Joseph Trevithick
Feb 29 6:47 PM EST
A routine test of launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was "terminated" after it experienced an "anomaly."

Minuteman III Ballistic Missile Ordered To Destroy Itself During Test Launch

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 1 8:00 PM EDT
Air Force personnel make their way into nuclear missile silo B-06

Watch Air Force Security Forces Train To Recapture A Nuclear Missile Silo

By Oliver Parken
May 3 2:42 PM EDT
Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 24 2:44 PM EDT
CHINA-PLA-THE EASTERN THEATER COMMAND-DRILLS (CN)

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

By Thomas Newdick
Aug 5 12:51 PM EDT
Minuteman III China Spying

Nuclear Experts Question Possible Effects Of Chinese Cell Towers On U.S. Missile Silos

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 25 4:48 PM EDT
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.

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 14 12:59 PM EDT
Reentry Vehicle Test For America’s New ICBM Failed Just After Launch

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

By Emma Helfrich
Jul 7 3:55 PM EDT
Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed Issue

By Thomas Newdick
May 5 2:28 PM EDT
Trucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In Case

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

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 30 8:21 PM EDT
Majority Of Voters Don’t Want Billions Spent On New ICBMs To Overhaul America’s “Nuclear Sponge”

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

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 5 5:34 PM EST
Check Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting Off

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Nov 27 6:24 PM EST
Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 4 4:44 PM EDT
Boeing Fears End Of Its Work On New Air Force ICBM As Lockheed Wins Reentry Vehicle Deal

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

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 23 9:16 PM EDT
USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

USAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMs

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 29 11:40 PM EDT