US test-fires ICBM traveling 4,000 miles to South Pacific

[sarisataka]

US test-fires ICBM traveling 4,000 miles to South Pacific

The U.S. Air Force test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which traveled over 4,000 miles before splashing down in the South Pacific after launching early Wednesday from a base in California.

The nuclear-capable missile was unarmed, according to the Air Force, and comes amid increasing tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

The Minuteman III missile blasted off at 12:03 a.m. Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

The test was long-planned, according to defense officials. When asked about the timing of the test amid the threats surrounding North Korea, one official told Fox News, "If we had canceled the launch, that would be a story too."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/04/26/air-force-launches-unarmed-missile-for-test-in-california.html

Fortuitous timing. Next test:

[wasupaloopa]

1. The launch schedule is on line google

Vandenberg AFB

[Doreen]

2. I just had a fleeting thought that made me sad.

I thought about all of the marine life that get destroyed when man tests their bombs. I know it is horrible that they are testing with the idea of killing people but the animals also crossed my mind.

[RKP5637]

3. Same here! n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

4. Unless it hit a fish or other marine animal directly on it's head....

firing an unarmed BALLISTIC missile 4000 miles and have it drop into the ocean hurt nothing.

[ret5hd]

5. Well, you would say that till one hit YOU on the head:

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. How the EVER LIVING FUCK.....

did you get hold of my HS prom picture?

FUCKING INTERNET!

[ret5hd]

7. "Under The Sea", Class of '69 (A HERETIC I AM, Class Mascot.)

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. I'll have you know I was Sargeant-At-Arms....

Until I got whacked by an ICBM and ended up under the punch table

And BTW, I appreciate your attempt to date me, but it would be closer to Class of '77