The United States fired a Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump urged the military to restart nuclear weapons testing for the first time in over 30 years. The unarmed nuclear-capable missile was launched by the Air Force Global Strike Command from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, reports the New York Post. Officials said the test was codenamed GT 254 and went off successfully. The rocket travelled thousands of miles before landing near the Army’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site in the Marshall Islands. US Air Force confirmed that the launch had been scheduled months in advance, but it has drawn increased attention following Trump’s order last week directing the Pentagon to prepare for r

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