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ICBM test launch verifies system reliability
May 20, 2026
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 20 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news:

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ICBM test launch verifies system reliability

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BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) - Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile May 20 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

This routine launch, designated GT 256, was scheduled years ago, . . .

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