Featured in Minuteman IIIBYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareMinuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed IssueThe aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareTrucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In CaseIt may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch. BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMsAt present, all other hypersonic weapons of this type that the US military is developing are conventionally armed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareTest Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)The Air Force currently fields operational Minuteman IIIs with just one warhead each to help meet international treaty obligations. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019SharePentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)The launch, which the Pentagon had previously said would come before the end of the year, could have major geopolitical ramifications. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUpdating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ WasteIt’s time to cut a leg off America’s Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMsThe new system is less than half the weight of the older equipment and shifts data onto the missiles much faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is UncertainThe Pentagon is conducting its latest nuclear posture review and there may be a push to eliminate the missiles entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2019ShareThe Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In WyomingThis is the latest in a string of incidents within the Air Force’s ballistic missile force, which has suffered from notoriously low morale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2019Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareMinuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test Aborted Due To Undisclosed IssueThe aborted launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base comes amid debate about the future of the ICBM force. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021ShareTrucks Get Parked Over Air Force Nuclear Missile Silos During Tests… Just In CaseIt may seem bizarre and even redundant, but the semi-truck barrier serves as the very last safety precaution against an accidental launch. BYThomas NewdickApr 30, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out These Rare Infrared Images Of A Minuteman III ICBM Blasting OffThe Air Force released the images a day after it formally hired Northrop Grumman to build its next ICBMs. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020ShareAir Force Eyes Adding Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Boost-Glide Vehicles To Its Future ICBMsAt present, all other hypersonic weapons of this type that the US military is developing are conventionally armed. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareTest Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)The Air Force currently fields operational Minuteman IIIs with just one warhead each to help meet international treaty obligations. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020ShareNo, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMsIf personnel in a missile alert facility are incapacitated for some reason during a crisis, it doesn’t mean that the missiles launch automatically. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019SharePentagon Conducts First Test Of Non-Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile Post-INF Treaty (Updated)The launch, which the Pentagon had previously said would come before the end of the year, could have major geopolitical ramifications. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 12, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUpdating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ WasteIt’s time to cut a leg off America’s Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Bomber Roadmap Could Bust-Up Key Arms Control Treaty With the RussiansUnless something else changes, the service’s plan would put the United States on course to violate the New START agreement. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Replaces Bulky Tape Cartridges For Loading Launch Codes Into ICBMsThe new system is less than half the weight of the older equipment and shifts data onto the missiles much faster. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Awards Contractors Big Bucks for New ICBMs, But Future of Missiles is UncertainThe Pentagon is conducting its latest nuclear posture review and there may be a push to eliminate the missiles entirely. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2019ShareThe Air Force Found Airmen Boozing It Up In A Nuclear Missile Alert Facility In WyomingThis is the latest in a string of incidents within the Air Force’s ballistic missile force, which has suffered from notoriously low morale. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2019Share
