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Minuteman III ICBM Test Fired as U.S. Military Upholds Nuclear Modernization Before Lawmakers

GSR Staff5 minutes ago53 minutes ago1 Min Read

By: Parth Satam for the Aviationist

U.S. Air Force and Navy leaders reiterated the importance of the nuclear triad and the need to maintain an effective deterrent before adversaries.

U.S. military leaders testified the importance of modernizing the country’s nuclear triad, which includes land, air and sea delivery platforms, before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on May 20, 2025. This was followed by the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) conducting a “routine and periodic” test launch of a Minuteman III Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), equipped with a Mark-21 High Fidelity Re-Entry Vehicle, a day later, on May 21, from Vandenberg Space Force Base (SFB) in California.