'Doomsday' nuclear ballistic missile fired by US as Middle East conflict ragesThe United States military has tested its Minuteman lll nuclear ballistic missile at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, which hit its target in the Pacific OceanView 2 Images A Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launching (stock image) (Image: US AIR FORCE/AFP via Getty Image)A doomsday ballistic missile has been launched by the US capable of carrying nuclear warheads 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. ‌As the Middle East conflict intensifies now in its sixth day, the United States has tested its Minuteman lll missile at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara in California. ‌The unarmed rocket, called GT 255, was fired off the coast and hit its intended target near the Marshall Islands in the west-central Pacific Ocean, said the US Space Force. ‌View 2 Images An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during a previous launch (Image: A1C O. Houtsma/U.S. Space Force / SWNS)Ensure our latest headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source.

Source: Daily Mirror March 05, 2026 19:27 UTC