he Minuteman IIILeading intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) USAIt is a platform with the ability to Nuclear charge Able to fly thousands of kilometers with deadly accuracy. This projectile is designed to be activated only Response to attack foreign country and constitutes a crucial part of its arsenal Deterrence The country, which is a power that, due to its huge size Destructive powerIt is popularly known as the weapon “From the end of the world.”
This missile is one of the three pieces that make up the so-called The American “nuclear triad”.In addition to the weapons that can be fired from it Grenade launchers and Ballistic missiles Transferred by Submarines. Due to its reach, reliability, and ability to respond immediately,… Minuteman III It forms one of the pillars Washington’s military power.
In the early hours of Wednesday, November 5. Air Force Global Strike Command launched a Minuteman III missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It should be noted that the projectile did not carry a nuclear charge.
As confirmed by the military authorities. The test went “without problems.” The projectile completed its journey to the vicinity of the Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands, located in the Pacific Ocean.
Although the trial was planned months ago, its implementation gained political importance, especially after the President of the United States Donald Trump will order Last week Resuming nuclear weapons testing For the first time in more than three decades, it was highlighted New York Post.
he exam implemented by the United States Vandenberg rule In gold status It was not implemented due to a real military threatOfficial sources explained that the weapons are only being tested.
the Trump’s decision to resume testing It represents a far cry from the policy of nuclear containment maintained in recent decades, and once again puts Minuteman III at the center of the discussion about the country’s ability to respond to outside attacks.
Analysts quoted Defense News Agree The United States does not need to resume nuclear testing Because it has sufficient technology to ensure the reliability of its arsenal through simulations and laboratory experiments.
Since 1992, the country has relied on advanced computational modeling software There are no real tests, after he conducted more than a thousand tests between 1945 and that year.
John ArathAmerican scientists already understand what happens when plutonium reaches a critical state, so new tests will not provide critical information, said senior policy director at the Washington-based Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
Therefore, he warned against that The resumption of nuclear explosions could have the opposite effect: Encouraging other powers such as China, Russia, India and Pakistan to follow suitWhich weakens international efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
Ballistic missile launchMoreover, it has been interpreted as a sample of the operational state of a system that, although developed more than half a century ago, still plays a major role in Defense strategy of the North American country.
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