U.S. test-fires ICBMs to stress its power to Russia, North Korea

[Lebron23]

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[quote]The U.S. military test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile in a week on Thursday night, seeking to demonstrate its nuclear arms capacity at a time of rising strategic tensions with Russia and North Korea.

The unarmed Minuteman III missile roared out of a silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late at night, raced across the sky at speeds of up to 15,000 mph (24,000 kph) and landed a half hour later in a target area 4,200 miles (6,500 km) away near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the South Pacific.

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work, who witnessed the launch, said the U.S. tests, conducted at least 15 times since January 2011, send a message to strategic rivals like Russia, China and North Korea that Washington has an effective nuclear arsenal.

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[Draz]

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[fiddy]

Russian ICBMs>>>>>>>>>

[Stout]

Why must we posture so frequently? If people truly wanted taxes lowered, we need to not be so military focused.

[Dresta]

Why must we posture so frequently? If people truly wanted taxes lowered, we need to not be so military focused.
This.

Everyone knows America has plenty of nukes and advanced weapons systems. Just seems like a pointless waste of money to me.

[BGriffin's Dad]

4.2k miles in 30 minutes is pretty good, but it's short of Russia and NK, no?

i mean i bet those people in Fiji and Kiribati are nervous, but...

[fiddy]

4.2k miles in 30 minutes is pretty good, but it's short of Russia and NK, no?

i mean i bet those people in Fiji and Kiribati are nervous, but...
If you want to hit Russia hard, you gotta go for Moscow or St Petersburg, which are heavily protected by pretty decent air/space defense systems.

[bladefd]

If you want to hit Russia hard, you gotta go for Moscow or St Petersburg, which are heavily protected by pretty decent air/space defense systems.

For that, you would need to use a high altitude bomber for precision strike by crossing the Arctic on a trajectory going straight North from here.

[Nick Young]

Why must we posture so frequently? If people truly wanted taxes lowered, we need to not be so military focused.
If we weren't so military focused, we would lose our position as the world's super power.

Nations like Sweden and Germany can afford to spend hardly anything in their defense budget because they know America would come to their rescue if things ever actually got that bad.

[Trollsmasher]

Russia's ICBMs and AA>>>> anything

when S-500 is introduced - game over for the US MAD, that's why Americans are trying to rip the country apart from the inside

[bladefd]

Russia's ICBMs and AA>>>> anything

when S-500 is introduced - game over for the US MAD, that's why Americans are trying to rip the country apart from the inside

All while having a significantly lower military budget. In USA, there is too much waste and fraud with military contractors over-charging for their tasks. Very low efficiency and return on investment when it comes to the Pentagon.

[DonDadda59]

America on Instagram, straight flexing.

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[Derka]

Russia's ICBMs and AA>>>> anything

when S-500 is introduced - game over for the US MAD, that's why Americans are trying to rip the country apart from the inside
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