Vandenberg Air Force Base Minute Man III Launch GT 218

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was
launched during an operational test at 11:01 p.m. PST here Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016.

[@SMVvids]

Good Luck on the Launch Sunday. I'll be watching from SM. When was the last time something else besides a Minuteman was launched?

[@standardaussie]

What's up with that light ring? It's clearly lighting up smoke under it? It's there in the pulled back shot also around 0:28, and is clearly unaffected by the blast of fire as it is passed. It is also evident in the pulled back shot how much higher than the actual light/observation masts this thing is .

[@Freedomring-uk6yd]

Sometimes it is necessary to show off a pointy spear to a caveman.

[@winterkks]

Very Nice Minuteman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SMVvids]

0:28, I've watched lots of the Launches from SM, but I have never seen THAT in the top left corner.

[@svagrod]

+Satchel Hogan .....Very Strange.Thanks for pointing that out.I didn't even notice it.

[@SMVvids]

svagrod Indeed. No problem.

[@jonathancarey3029]

I was the crew commander on this launch.... and I honestly don't know what the hell that is. I'll forward this to the test manager for this launch and see if he knows.

[@SMVvids]

Jonathan Carey Thanks. I think it's a smoke ring that was emitted when the boosters fired.

[@standardaussie]

Na bs, it's emitting light. You can see the trail of smoke it lights up just as/before the rocket first fires past it. Second, you can see the rocket buzz past it as in shot before but this time right after the cam pulls back, it is clearly illuminated and clearly undisturbed as the rocket/missiles blast is shot past it.

[@HomeboyChris]

If it goes into space, why doesnt it go straight up?

[@daveparko8711]

i felt i needed to post this. i live north of vandenberg air force base. its been weird lately" around here ". my girl and i feel we need to split. we have a 3 year old. i feel like people are getting wacked out from heavy metals around here. but i also feel like the shit is going to hit the fan soon around here. like some one with fat pockets going to buy something put a bunch of insurance on it and have two planes fly into it. but wait?? this all sounds to familiar. .

[@tonysmith7901]

Russians also do these regular tests on other side.

[@verrybadnickname]

nice

[@rustinonthevine]

How many times do I have to tell them? It's nuclear NOT nucular!!!

[@Dmitrii_Mac]

good. what next?

[@SMVvids]

+Дмитрий Мочалин The silos just sit there and looks pretty. They weren't testing the missile for an event of exchange, they're just really bored and had nothing better to do.

[@anderol]

where is the team america soundtrack

[@tonysmith7901]

Russian test on other side muffled the sound

[@user-fr8op9hf7r]

Ого! У них еще ракеты летают. Надо же.

[@Mxsmanic]

It's nuclear deterrent, not nukular deterrent. Sheesh.

[@serdgeedgerunner]

Пусть 86% россиян подумают, стоит ли поддерживать режим, который угрожает Западу ядерным пеплом. А потом пусть заглянут в свой кошелёк и холодильник.

[@verrybadnickname]

+serdgeedgerunner ты какие то сильно сложные действия ожидаешь от россиян. Они это не смогут.

[@serdgeedgerunner]

+Иван Петрович Вознесенский ты прав. Пусть заглянут в холодильник, потом в кошелёк, может начнуть думать. Хотя нет, пойдут смотереть телевизор. Ничего нельзя сделать.

[@user-cf6yi5yq5i]

+serdgeedgerunner в то же время только одна страна применяла ядерное оружие и вовсе не для защиты. так что кто кому ещё грозит.

[@skvortsovsergey]

+serdgeedgerunner Смотрим и в холодильник и в кошелёк! А также видим украинских гастарбайтеров, которые за гроши вкалывают!

[@serdgeedgerunner]

Андрей Весёлый парашкинец, ракеты на поездах, да и на авто не имеют практического смысла - они не могут далеко уехать, поэтому известно их расположение и даже очередь из автомата выведет их из строя.

[@kingston769]

i think we need an alien invasion

[@lolmao500]

Too bad it didn't land on Pyongyang with MIRV nukes

[@RahimAbdo-fp7uq]

Enregistrement à Fadoua exprès je crains

[@KlimGG]

старьё 1970 года

[@user-sb9nu5fy6q]

это паритет полетел ))

[@blake86303]

Good job Air Force! I love seeing my taxes put to good use.

[@derekwall200]

we need to go back to equipping this delivery system with MIRVs, because like the MX peacekeeper multiple warheads can knock out 3 high level targets at once, plus it'll save the military a little money because this missile (built by Boeing) costs $7,000,000 a pop

[@geohoundryudo4808]

Show of force towards North Korea. They REALLY need to back off.

[@AnselGaddy]

I am hoping US and RU can become allies again in the near future.

[@IronTomahawk]

+Ansel Gaddy That will only work if you destroy the nationless puppet masters on the top that divide and conquer nations for profit and power .... zionists.

[@jamesthigpen9330]

< this

[@RobetPaulG]

Deliver the payload to MECCA!!!

[@tonysmith7901]

only problem is Mecca is n Saudi Arabia. They r US ally and send oil to US. They just send their air force to flight isis. Saudi Arabia paid US for 1st gulf war against saddam in kuwait.

[@tonysmith7901]

we have to remember Russia can send some this way. they were 1st to build hydrogen bomb and 1st satellite in space. after cold war both sides just agreed to not to use earth ending weapons

[@MrMartingale1]

+tony smith shut the fuck up u russofascist troll

[@seanm7349]

+tony smith "1st to build hydrogen bomb" Got anymore lies you want to put out there? My grandfather was the guy who welded all of the gold lined cryogenic and fuel tanks together on Elugelab Islet.

[@buttafan4010]

1st strike target. Bye Bye Lompoc. Bye Bye Santa Maria

[@ShaneH8633]

That just evaporated how many millions in tax payer dollars???

[@tonysmith7901]

not evaporated, it goes to weapons contractors

[@ShaneH8633]

tony smith the BP lol

[@Mightymick114]

What aren't they telling us??

[@tonysmith7901]

that US foreign policy is starting colliding again with Russian foreign policy and china is also strong now. after cold war, both sides agreed to not use these earth ending weapons

[@IronTomahawk]

+michael ogilvie They don't tell you that this rocket launch was just CGI .... ;)

[@SMVvids]

+IronTomahawk I know that's a joke, but I live near by the Base and I can can confirm these missiles go off from time to time and freak out the idiots at my school.

[@IronTomahawk]

Satchel Hogan So why you call them idiots in your school? You are fine with nuclear multi megatons weapons of mass destruction in times of warmongering rhetoric, financial meltdown and political tensions?

[@sergeip.9149]

But why super confident, richest and most clever country in the world degress to level of Russia and North Korea in this cheap show of deterrent? You supposed to win by showing freedom and how happy you citizens are in pursuit of american dream.

[@AronWhitton20]

It's a normal test done a couple times a year. They are just putting it out in the public for propaganda reasons. Second test this month, yet the last one wasn't all over the news sites.

[@bllasae]

Nucular deterrent...

[@curriegnome]

Bullish! Buy stocks.