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Minuteman III attacks Kwajalein

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Military history & warfare

What it is

Footage of a Minuteman III ICBM test launch and its reentry vehicles striking the Kwajalein atoll target area. It shows the missile climbing through clouds and the warheads descending.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Linked as unusually clear real footage of ICBM reentries and impacts whenever missile tests or the Marshall Islands come up.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “breathtaking video of an unarmed Minuteman III missile climbing its way through the clouds”

    Footage of Minuteman III launch and reentry vehicles.

    zkms, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “Rosatom releases previously classified documentary video of Tsar Bomba nuke test”

  2. “It has some of the clearest footage of the actual reentries and impacts”

    Clear footage of reentries and impacts.

    dkbrk, 2025-02 · Recommendation · in “Minuteman III test showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's deterrent”

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Topics: minuteman iii, kwajalein, reentry vehicles, nuclear deterrent, missile test

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