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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/05/rbl9t6zxwgtdlpgnfkt6-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601437The U.S. tested a nuclear-capable missile overnight, launching an unarmed Minuteman III from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, according to the 30th Space Wing, which is now part of the newly organised United States Space Force.