What could go either naturally or otherwise wrong?

All planned in advance of course.

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The US military is set to test launch a hypersonic nuclear missile hours after polls close on Election Day.

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is scheduled to take off between 11:01 pm and 5:01 am PT from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Some Americans have expressed concern about testing nuclear weapons on the same day the country votes for the next president.

But military officials noted that the “test is routine and was scheduled years in advance.”

They said the purpose of the test was to show the “readiness of American nuclear forces” and provide “confidence in the nation’s nuclear deterrent” amid fears of the growing threat of the outbreak of World War III.

In the exercise, the ICBM will travel 4,200 miles from the base to Kwajalein Atoll, a small island in the North Pacific, taking about 22 minutes.

The weapon can reach speeds of more than 15,000 miles per hour, allowing it to hit any target around the world in just 30 minutes after launch.

Moscow is about 5,900 miles from California, while Beijing is about 6,000 miles away: the two nations are considered a threat to the United States.

The US military is set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) between 11:01 pm and 5:01 am PT from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base.

a testing range in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.

ICBMs are one of two currently used by the United States; the other is submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) ​​that are deployed from underwater submarines.

However, the US Titan reached top speeds of 16,000 mph when used between 1963 and 1987.

Titan was capable of traveling to a target more than 6,000 miles away in less than 30 minutes.

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https://whatsnew2day.com/us-to-test-hypersonic-nuclear-missile-tonight-just-hours-after-election-polls-close-amid-growing-wwiii-fears

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