The Minuteman 3, first deployed in 1970, has long exceeded its original 10-year lifespan. It is so old that vital parts are no longer in production. Kim Jong Un's media moments 33 photos ...

LOS ANGELES — Launch controllers destroyed an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean early Wednesday when a problem was detected minutes after it blasted ...

This Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test from Vandenberg Air Force Base ...

An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday on a test flight to a target in the Pacific Ocean, the Air Force Global Strike Command said.

Each Minuteman 3 missile is based in its own underground silo "hardened" with concrete to withstand an enemy nuclear strike. The silo is linked via communications cables to a launch control center ...

An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday in a routine test of the weapon system, the U.S. Air Force said.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) – The U.S. Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from the central California coast.

A test launch of a Minuteman III missile, equipped with a mock warhead, will take place this week at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The schedule calls for the three-stage weapon to blast out of its ...

The U.S. Air Force has test-launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from California.The missile lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 7:45 a.m. PDT Tuesday on a ...

An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched early Wednesday from California to a target in the Pacific Ocean in a test of the defense system, the Air Force said.

The Air Force's nuclear missiles have stood ready for war on short notice for more than 50 years. Americans tend to assume the missiles are safe, if they even remember they exist. But safety ...