The display is a nod to North Dakota's role in the nuclear triad, a network spread across land, air and sea meant to deter ...

The North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum in Bismarck will soon be displaying a powerful tribute to the state’s ...

An unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile carrying two reentry vehicles was successfully test-launched Tuesday night at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dwindling spare parts stores and potentially deteriorating elements could present a challenge as the Air Force attempts to keep ...

The aging American nuclear missile—now more than 50 years old—must remain in service to make up for delays in the construction of the LGM-35 Sentinel, its successor. According to a newly released ...

The Air Force has stood ready to defend the US with its nuclear-armed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles for over 50 years. Now the service might be forced to extend that into the 2050s ...

The sponge metaphor first emerged in 1978 when the Air Force’s top general announced a new plan to base cutting-edge nuclear missiles in the Southwest. The “Missile, Experimental,” or MX, a powerful ...

The US is going to be test-firing an intercontinental ballistic missile across the Pacific Ocean this week, but not because of President Donald Trump's confusing new nuclear testing plans. The unarmed ...

Air Force officials have told congressional auditors it’s feasible to extend, until 2050, Boeing Co.’s aging Minuteman III nuclear missiles that have been the ground-based leg of the US-nuclear triad ...

The US Air Force's new ICBM Sentinel faces major delays and cost overruns. The service may have to rely on its 50-year-old Minuteman III's for much longer than anticipated. A host of logistical and ...