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Minuteman III operational test launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.




An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ian Dudley)

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