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Detailed explanation-1: -The US has tested the nuclear-capable Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California on Tuesday at 12:49 pm, PT to demonstrate the readiness of the Minuteman III weapon system and nuclear force of the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union conducts the world’s first successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), seen as capable of striking U.S. territory, in October 1957. Days later, a modified version of the rocket launches Sputnik 1, the first man-made satellite, into orbit.

Detailed explanation-3: -North Korea started a new round of testing in September 2021 after a six-month hiatus. It subsequently completed several tests, including the firing of multiple intermediate-range and intercontinental ballistic missiles, that violated the 2017 U.N.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first test flight was carried out on 9 July 1959, and the missile was accepted for service on 1 September. The Titan I was another US multistage ICBM, with a successful launch February 5, 1959 with Titan I A3. Unlike the Atlas, the Titan I was a two-stage missile, rather than three.

Detailed explanation-5: -Live fire testing The W47 is the only US ICBM or SLBM warhead to have been live fired in an atmospheric missile and warhead test, on May 6, 1962. This event took place during shot Frigate Bird which was part of the Dominic test series.