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US opens new missile testing site amid fears of WWIII

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US opens new missile testing site to ensure arsenal 'remains ready for action' amid fears of WWIII.

HAWK is a surface-to-air guided missile that provides air defense coverage against slow-moving aerial threats like drones and bombe aircraft.

Site will use non-destructive testing techniques, such beaming X-ray into the body to inspect internal components without having to take missiles apart.

Minuteman III is capable of carrying three Mk 12A nuclear warheads, each packing up to 350,000 tons of TNT .

The test collected and analyzed performance and other key data points to evaluate current missile system competencies.

The Air Force randomly chose a missile from F.E. Warren Air Force base in Wyoming and transported more it than 1,300 miles to California .

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