The French Ministry of Defense announced that the successful test of the M51.3 intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out. This was reported by TASS.
“Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu reports the successful test launch of the M51.3 intercontinental ballistic missile without a nuclear charge,” the official statement of the French military office said.
According to the French Ministry of Defense, the missile’s training warhead landed at a specific point in the North Atlantic, hundreds of kilometers from the coast. The Ministry emphasized that the application tests were carried out in strict accordance with international law and the results showed the effectiveness of the modernization work.
Retired Colonel Yuri Knutov, formerly director of the Air Defense Forces Museum statedThe failed launch of the United States’ Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) may have been linked to improper munitions storage conditions.
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