
The Navy and Air Force recently conducted two strategic missile tests to validate the reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, U.S. Strategic Command said Monday.An Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, along with the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs and a crew from the USS Maryland (SSBN-738), on Aug. 31 conducted a demonstration and shakedown operation, which is meant to demonstrate the readiness of the strategic weapon system on a ballistic missile submarine before deployment, the statement said. This involved the launch of…