Terminated.

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Routine but this time with a glitch. Missile destroyed mid-flight!

"glitch: noun - A minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem; a snag."

"Air Force 'Safely Terminated' a Nuclear-Capable Missile After Failed Test over Pacific Ocean"

https://www.military.com | Military.com | By Thomas Novelly2 Nov 2023.

"The Space Force and Air Force 'safely terminated' an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, after a test launch experienced an unknown issue, the military said."

"A test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California went awry 'due to an anomaly' early Wednesday morning, according to a press release from the service. The cause of what went wrong with the nuclear-capable missile is still being investigated."

NUCLEAR CAPABLE BUT NOT CARRYING A LIVE ATOMIC WARHEAD!

It is reasonable to ask if the on-call and in the ground for decades now Minuteman missile is reliable! Your potential adversaries must never doubt for a moment that the American nuclear option is shaky or dicey!

See within context previous blog entries:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/08/minuteman-iii.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/08/delaying.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/04/misinterpretation.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/08/qc-usaf.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/minuteman.html

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