The intercontinental ballistic missile Minuteman III will demonstrate the US nuclear capabilities on Wednesday, April 26.

Training of the US Air Force was planned in advance. This was reported by Colonel John Moss. It was he who on Wednesday should give the command to launch the Minuteman III rocket from the Vandenberg base in California, Washington Examiner reports..

"This Minuteman III launch is necessary to check the status of our national nuclear forces, as well as to demonstrate our nuclear capabilities," the colonel said, adding that the launch is in no way connected with the current political situation in the world and with the tension on the Korean Peninsula in particular.

The Minuteman III is the only ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile in the arsenal of the United States. It is able to hit targets within a radius of 12 thousand. Km. Despite the fact that its production was discontinued in 1978. , In the arsenal it will remain at least until 2020. Now at the military bases of the country in the states of Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana there are approximately 450-550 such missiles and nuclear warheads.

The American command carries out the Minuteman III test launches up to four times a year, the last time the launch took place in February this year.

Previously, Washington said that it was prepared to launch a preemptive strike against North Korea if it saw a real threat from Pyongyang to US security or its allies. A few days ago, South Korean media, referring to government sources, wrote that the DPRK was preparing for nuclear tests, which could coincide with the anniversary of the Second World War.

Recall that on May 9, South Korea also appointed early presidential elections.

So testing the US intercontinental ballistic missile is very much like warning to North Korean President Kim Jong-no, who has always refused to listen to Western directions and has continued to actively develop his own nuclear and missile programs. According to experts, Pyongyang has all chances to get in the near future a missile capable of reaching the west coast of the United States.