The United States has conducted a test of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. The purpose of the launch was to demonstrate readiness for nuclear deterrence, according to the US Air Force Global Strike Command. The missile launch occurred at 11:01 PM on November 5, Pacific Time. A team of Global Strike Command airmen and a Navy crew launched the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Such tests have been conducted over 300 times and were not a response t…