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The test launch of a Minuteman III missile still “provided vital data,” the US military insisted A disarmed test missile had to be destroyed in flight because of a problem, the US Air Force said on Wednesday evening, offering no details about what happened.

The stated “commitment” to get involved militarily was quickly walked back by the defense secretary All geopolitical considerations are being thrown out the window as US President Joe Biden’s gaffes and off-the-cuff comments at press conferences threaten to imperil geopolitical stability.