
Test rocket carrying component for future nuclear armed ICBM explodes after takeoff
CNN
A test rocket carrying a component for a future US nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile blew up 11 seconds after takeoff Wednesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to a statement from the base.
An investigation is underway and the debris only affected the immediate launch pad area.
This was the first test of the Mk21A Reentry Vehicle (RV) the part of the weapon that would hold a nuclear warhead if the system was operational. There was no nuclear element or armed component to this test.

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