
The Air Force will conduct an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “This launch is a routine test which was scheduled far in advance and, consistent with previous tests, this ICBM launch will validate and verify effectiveness and readiness of the system,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters .“The purpose of the ICBM…