The "L" in LGM is the Department of Defense designation for silo-launched; "G" means surface attack; "M" stands for guided missile, the 30 stands for the Minuteman series of missile and the G ...

60 Minutes received a tour of the F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the storage facility of 450 nuclear warheads and a Minuteman III missile The facility was built in the 1960s to ...

A team from Malmstrom Air Force Base is set to play a critical role in an upcoming missile test launch at Vandenberg Space ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Vandenberg Space Force Base will test launch an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III ballistic missile Tuesday or Wednesday night. The ballistic ...

Visitors to South Dakota can learn about a former missile launch facility and the Minuteman Missiles used to protect the U.S.

WASHINGTON, June 4. /TASS/. The United States on Tuesday carried out a training launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from the Vanderberg US Space Force base. "A joint ...

The US Air Force is considering contingency plans that would extend the life of 1970s-era intercontinental ballistic missiles by 11 ... plan is to remove all 400 Minuteman III ICBMs made by ...

who’s closely followed the Minuteman III program. “The Air Force should take a fresh look” at whether extending the life of the older missiles could eliminate “the need for the Sentinel ...

Target date for the first 50 to 60 Minuteman missiles on the defense line ... underground slots for as long as two to three years; 3) successful testing by Thiokol Chemical Corp.

The U.S.'s Minuteman nuclear missiles were only supposed to last 10 years—now, they’ve defended the U.S. for more than 50. WSJ explains the logistical challenges of replacing them. WSJ ...