WASHINGTON: The United States succeeded in testing long -distance ballistic missiles, nuclear capabilities on Tuesday after twice delayed the launch to avoid tensions that triggered in Ukraine and Taiwan, the Air Force announced.
The Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed intercontinental Ballistic Missile III on the Pacific of the Vandenberg Space Base in California right after a local time at midnight.
The missile brought the vehicle re -testing the test, which in strategic conflicts can be armed with nuclear warheads.
The vehicle re -entered the distance of about 4,200 miles (6,760 kilometers) to the kwajalein atol in the Marshall Islands in the West Pacific.
“The launch of this test is part of routine and periodic activities intended to show that the United States nuclear prevention is safe, safe, reliable and effective,” the Air Force said in a statement.
“Such tests have occurred more than 300 times before, and this test is not the result of current world events.”
This test was originally scheduled in March but was postponed to avoid adding tension over the Ukraine invasion on February 24, Russia.
It was postponed for the second time in early August when military tension jumped over the launch of several ballistic missiles and direct shot exercises as a reaction to the visit of the US Top MPs, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan
“When China was involved in disturbing military training around Taiwan, the United States showed the behavior of nuclear power responsible for reducing the risk of calculating errors and perception errors,” said the National Security Spokesman for the White House John Kirby at the time, explained the delay.
