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vandenberg air force base

Minuteman III Operational Test Launch

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An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched during an operational test at 6:27 a.m. on May 22 from Launch Facility-4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch had originally been scheduled for April, but was but coincided with heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The U.S. Department of Defense delayed the launch to prevent it from being misinterpreted by North Korea.