Why has America relied on the same nuclear missile for six decades? The LGM-30 Minuteman has been on high alert for over 60 years, ready to launch at any moment. But with hypersonic weapons and ...

The test launch of the Minuteman III missile took place at California's ... and professionalism of U.S. nuclear forces," Acting Secretary of the Air Force Gary Ashworth said.

The U.S. Defense Department accidentally shipped ballistic missile components to Taiwan, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Four nose-cone fuses for intercontinental ballistic missiles were shipped instead of ...

The Air Force will have to continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the LGM-35A Sentinel successor requiring a major restructuring that will delay its fielding.

The nuclear missile is reported to have a "significantly ... Global Strike Command told Newsweek via email on Friday: "These [Minuteman III ICBM] test launches demonstrate the readiness of U.S ...

The bulk of the DOE’s nuclear work is done by around 60,000 contract workers. The people who build the missiles, dig the ...

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at 1 a.m. PST Wednesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua LeRoi/U.S ...

The military successfully launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in Southern California to test and show off US nuclear capabilities. The Minuteman III missile lit up the ...

World's nuclear arsenal has quietly increased in several countries amid fears of World War III. A report highlighted the ...

The up to 400 Minuteman III missiles that make up the ground-based nuclear deterrence infrastructure is part of a trio of launch platforms that, "underwrites every U.S. military operation on the ...

That day, the range prepared to launch an unarmed Minuteman III on ... disarmed of nuclear material, and transported to Vandenberg. The missile launched on Feb. 19 had been deployed at F.E ...