Minuteman III
Is the Minuteman III ICBM on Its Last Legs?
The U.S. Air Force test-fired Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to demonstrate nuclear readiness after delaying and canceling tests to minimize signaling in response to Russia’s nuclear threats. An...
America Must Retire the 50-Year-Old Minuteman III ICBM
A new study from the RAND Corporation examines the many reasons why the Pentagon’s aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) cannot be upgraded or sustained in any viable way...
Why the Air Force’s ICBM Infrastructure Needs an Upgrade
Some people may assume the Air Force’s new ground-based strategic deterrent (GBSD) is purely focused on a fast-tracked replacement of four hundred or more intercontinental (ICBMs) dispersed across vast regions...
Now Is the Time to Replace the Minuteman III ICBM
Earlier this month, an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test launch was aborted just prior to takeoff. Aborts of this nature are rare but they do happen. When I...