USA to Conduct First Minuteman III Missile Test Since Trump’s Directive

The USA will conduct a test launch of the Minuteman III ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. This launch will be the first since President Donald Trump’s directive at the end of October, ordering the Department of Defense to immediately begin nuclear weapon testing, as reported by Newsweek citing navigation warnings. The test launch is scheduled to take place on November 5 or 6 from the Vandenberg Space Base in California. According to the publication, the USAF has 400 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles deployed in silos in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Wyoming.