A bevy of nuclear gravity bombs, spanning in yield from as low as 0.3 kilotons to as high ... of America’s known 450 ...

The B61 bomb’s reported yield will be adjustable to between 0.3 and 50 kilotons. A kiloton is the equivalent of 1,000 tons of ...

Today's Minuteman weapon system is the product of almost 60 years of continuous enhancement. The current ICBM force consists of 450 Minuteman III missiles located at the 90th Missile Wing at F.E ...

In 2016, an Air Force cost analysis concluded that replacing the existing force of Minuteman III ICBMs would be cheaper than a life-extension program. But the Air Force program to develop the new ...

The ICBM test launch program demonstrates the operational capability of the Minuteman III and ensures the United States' ability to maintain a strong, credible nuclear deterrent as a key element ...

We do not need a new ICBM to provide a robust deterrent. The existing Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM — which the GBSD is scheduled to replace — can serve until 2040 with one more life extension.

The US Administration warned Russia about its intent to carry out a training launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM ... consumption by 3% in 2025 Earlier, Head ...

WASHINGTON, September 7. /TASS/. The United States has carried out a test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday, the Air Force Global Strike Command at ...