{"id":23982,"date":"2025-11-07T11:26:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23982"},"modified":"2025-11-07T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T12:03:17","slug":"minuteman-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/minuteman-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Minuteman III Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Minuteman III Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US Air Force successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM, a test scheduled months in advance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Minuteman III Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>LGM-30G Minuteman III <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an<\/span><b> American-made intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>\u201cL\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in LGM is the <\/span><b>US Department of Defense designation for silo-launched;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201c<\/span><b>G\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> means <\/span><b>surface attack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; and \u201c<\/span><b>M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d stands for<\/span><b> guided missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Introduced <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the early <\/span><b>1970s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Minuteman III was the <\/span><b>first missile in the US arsenal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>feature multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>sole land-based component of the U.S. nuclear triad.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was developed for the United States by Douglas Aircraft Company, which later became part of McDonnell Douglas and then <\/span><b>Boeing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally, it was only supposed to be kept in service for about ten years, but instead, it has been <\/span><b>modernized as its replacement,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), is due to become available for use in 2029.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States currently has an <\/span><b>estimated 440 Minuteman III missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its arsenal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Minuteman III Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It weighs more than 30 tons and measures 18 meters long.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Propulsion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Three-stage solid fuel rocket motors;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> post-boost stage for positioning re-entry vehicle is liquid-fueled.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Speed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Approximately <\/span><b>15,000 mph<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mach 23 or 24,000 kph) <\/span><b>at burnout (Hypersonic).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has a maximum range of approximately <\/span><b>13,000 kilometres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of <\/span><b>carrying a payload of three re-entry vehicles.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Originally capable of carrying three nuclear warheads, current configurations <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carry a <\/span><b>single warhead,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in compliance with arms control agreements between the United States and Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Each missile is housed in a hardened underground silo,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> connected to a launch control center via reinforced cables. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It has a <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">fast launch time, nearly 100 percent testing reliability, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and backup airborne launch controllers to preserve retaliatory capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/us-tests-doomsday-ballistic-missile-days-after-trump-vows-to-restart-nuclear-testing-after-30-year-pause\/articleshow\/125116595.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minuteman III Missile is an American-made intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). 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