Simultaneous ICBM test flights possible but operationally infeasible

By Rachel Cohen / March 30, 2018 at 10:30 AM
The Air Force tells the Senate Armed Services Committee in a recent report it is technically possible for the service to flight test two intercontinental ballistic missiles at once but that doing so wouldn't be operationally feasible. "To conduct a simultaneous launch, the Air Force must resolve one significant issue -- the inability to command destruct each missile separately, if required," the February report states. Unarmed ICBM test launches are conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. The Air Force...

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