America's 450 nuclear missile silos exist, at least in part, to be destroyed in a nuclear attack. USA TODAY breaks down the ...

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test May 21, 2025, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, before flying 4,200 miles to a test center in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – May 21, 2025 – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an ...

The US Air Force launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to anywhere on Earth Wednesday morning — as part of a regular test of the ...

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, at Vandenberg Space Force Base. ICBM test launches demonstrate that the U.S.

The Nuclear Sponge is a five-part explanatory project by USA TODAY that aims to inform readers about the strategic debate and ...

The US Air Force recently launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to anywhere on Earth. The launch took place on Wednesday ...

UPDATE : An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at 1:35 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base. An operational test launch of an Air Force ...

The U.S. Air Force says an unarmed Minuteman 3 missile has been launched from California's central coast in the latest test of the intercontinental system. The missile blasted off at 11:34 p.m. PST ...