The test was to ensure the “nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure, reliable, and effective in deterring 21st-century threats and reassuring our allies.”

If you were outside around 1 a.m. Wednesday on the West Coast, you may have seen or heard the U.S. military test launching an intercontinental ballistic missile. A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and Vandenberg Space Force Base Guardians launched an unmanned Minuteman III ICBM equipped with a single telemetered joint