The USA they have scheduled for Wednesday September 7th to launch ballistic missile as part of a “routine test”, according to what the Pentagon announced.
As reported by the Reuters agency, the American Pentagon does not usually announce in advance the date of a ICBM test launch and military analysts point out that the move is aimed at avoiding an escalation of tension with Russia amid the war in Ukraine.
A Pentagon spokesman spoke of a “routine test”, which aims to demonstrate the level of readiness of the particular weapon system.
It is noted that according to the AFP, the last test Minuteman III (on August 16), of an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, had been postponed twice.
It was originally scheduled for March, but was postponed due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to avoid an escalation in Washington-Moscow relations. It was adjourned for a second time in early August while Chinese military trainings were underway around Taiwan, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei drew sharp criticism from Beijing.
The US nuclear arsenal includes Minuteman III missiles (launched from the ground), Trident missiles (launched from submarines) and bombs carried by strategic bombers.
Source: News Beast
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