US launches Minuteman III ICBM in show of nuclear readiness

US launches Minuteman III ICBM in show of nuclear readiness
Air Force says timing of ballistic missile test has nothing to do with geopolitical relations
The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test in California early Wednesday in a show of nuclear readiness.

The operational test launched at 1:13 a.m. from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, some 60 miles north of Santa Barbara, the base confirmed on Twitter.