The USA carried out the training launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Minuteman III. This was announced by the US Space Force’s Vandenberg base in California. TASS.
“The US Air Force Global Strike Command and the US Navy launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile without a warhead,” Vandenberg said.
It was noted that the launch was made at 15:11 Moscow time. At the same time, the rocket flew more than 6.7 thousand kilometers. According to the Vandenberg base, the launch is routine and not a response to “current events in the world.”
Former Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Zhang Jun declarationHe said the United States and its allies should halt military exercises near North Korea, and dialogue should be resumed.
Prior to this, the representative of the South Korean Navy reported about the start of a tripartite missile defense exercise involving the country, the United States and Japan. According to him, these maneuvers are “an opportunity to strengthen cooperation in the field of security” between the three states against the backdrop of “missile and nuclear threats to North Korea”, and the United States is an opportunity to expand the capabilities of the South Koreans. and Japanese navies “in the area of responding to ballistic missile launches.”