The US Air Force launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Minuteman III, in a doomsday missile test on Wednesday. The missile was unarmed when it was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. According to the US Air Force, the missile flew about 4,200 miles, at a speed of more than 15,000 miles per hour, to the US Army Space and Missile Defence Command’s Ronald Reagan Ballistic Defence test site at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Here’s all you need to know about the Minuteman III Missile  The Minuteman III nuclear-capable missile is equipped with a single Mark-21 high-fidelity re-entry vehiclePhoto Credit: X/@sentdefender It would typically contain a nuclear payload if it were launched operationallyPhoto Credit: X/@sentdefender It has been test-launched many times in the past – even moments before Donald Trump declared his Presidential victory in November 2024.Photo Credit: X/@sentdefender The Minuteman is a 1970-era program that the Air Force plans to replace with the Sentinel system.Photo Credit: @Maks_NAFO_FELLA It uses solid rocket fuel, making it less complex to maintain than …