Navigational Warnings issued today, indicate that a #Minuteman III #ICBM will be test-fired from Vandenberg AFB between August 4 and 6.
Test range indicated by Area Warnings is ~7200 km.
Plotted trajectory is simple ballistic
@mhanham @wslafoy @ArmsControlWonk @ISNJH @planet4589
HOLD ON! There is yet another area, that I overlooked as it was not in the same Area Warning set!
Will update the map...give me some time.
Hmmm, on second look, not sure it is related. Times of the window do not match.....opens about an hour after the other time windows....
Here is it mapped, the red area inclusing Kwajalein is the second Area Warning I mentioned.
Still on the edge about this: why the mismatch in time?
*here it is*, not 'here is it' - apologies, I am tired and start to write Dunglish.... (in Dutch you put the 'is' in front of 'it').
A Minuteman III test to be performed in August was indeed announced on April 30. See this Air Force news release:
20af.af.mil/News/Article-D…
An unarmed #Minuteman III #ICBM was test launched from Vandenberg, California towards Kwajalein at 7:21 GMT today
vandenberg.af.mil/News/Article-D…
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