WASHINGTON, November 6. /TASS/. The United States has carried out a training launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the Vandenberg Space Force Base (California), a statement on the base's website reads.

According to the base command, "This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterrent is safe, secure, reliable and effective." It is stated that the launch took place on November 5, 2024, at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time.