March 5, 2026

The US tested a doomsday ballistic missile off the California coast Tuesday night — as war raged in the Middle East.

The Minuteman III ballistic missile — which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads 20 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima — launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara at 11 p.m.

The US conducted a test launch of its powerful Minuteman III ballistic missile off the California coast, demonstrating readiness and accuracy amid escalating conflict in the Middle East following the killing of Iran’s supreme leader by US-Israeli forces; the unarmed missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads far deadlier than Hiroshima’s bomb, successfully struck its target near the Marshall Islands, with military officials emphasizing the importance of maintaining the missile system’s performance as tensions soar and further strikes are anticipated.

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