Peacekeeper launched in accuracy test

The U.S. Air Force yesterday launched a Peacekeeper ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as part of a continuing program to evaluate the missile's accuracy and reliability. The missile, carrying nine unarmed re-entry vehicles, flew 4,200 miles in about 30 minutes to the Kwajalein Missile Range in the...

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