The Air Force says its test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Which had postponed in April Because of tensions with North Korea, is now scheduled to happen on May 22
The unarmed Minuteman 3 missile is to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and travel 6,742 kilometers to the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. It is one in a series of periodic launches to Ensure là ICBM force is reliable.
The U.S. has 450 nuclear-armed Minuteman 3 missiles ready for combat use, if directed by the president. They are in underground silos in five states.
In April the Pentagon said Hagel postponed the test launch from Vandenberg Furniture Because of concern it could be misinterpreted and exacerbate the Korean crisis.
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