{"id":1418,"date":"2019-09-17T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2019-09-17T12:24:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T19:24:18","slug":"navy-has-successful-test-launch-off-the-coast-of-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=1418","title":{"rendered":"Navy has Successful Test Launch off the Coast of San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last Wednesday, the Navy launched two unarmed 45-foot long nuclear missiles with a range of 4,000 nautical miles from a ballistic missile submarine on the USS Nebraska off the coast of San Diego.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following Friday, the Navy launched two more of those same missiles before sunrise. These four powerful missiles are called Trident II, and are famously nicknamed \u201cboomers\u201d for their immense power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, director of the command responsible for the Navy\u2019s strategic weapons, \u201cOur nation\u2019s sea-based deterrent has been a critical component of our national security since the 1960s, and this week\u2019s launches continue to demonstrate the credibility and reliability of our life-extended missiles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, these tests were run to improve and expand upon our nation\u2019s strategic weapons system lifespan into the 2040s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, 24 missiles are deployed on each of the 14 Ohio-class submarines. As of this week, there have been 176 successful test launches of the Trident II Weapon System.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1568655558444_70706\" class=\"truncate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/39955793@N07\/8496036390\/in\/photolist-dWLpC3-do1yhu-b3JHEp-nMZYaL-degxyN-k5SifR-iC2W2N-iQR2rQ-eQZDG3-kW1J7z-do1zeU-dV2WPu-degxKK-BMQFY7-BGRRJT-ASJhh6-en2osX-d9QP1D-nuhT1M-ep3u2v-bGaaqk-eyxksz-cicj55-qhDZ88-fpL392-phVTYP-9YmPTm-e3mpg2-p1qBQ4-do1zp9-r5mEuZ-daowiL-eLmXWE-bNAq9Z-bWsKET-c19QeC-jsLhem-duTVFW-dLSihq-oxZQJE-kZTfyN-dNLnhp-8UBcTM-nHaPJH-bWc4MJ-9d7vCJ-bXooUc-deR2Vx-iEuYgn-cib6c1\">Photo by U.S. Department of Defense via Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Wednesday, the Navy launched two unarmed 45-foot long nuclear missiles with a range of 4,000 nautical miles from a ballistic missile submarine on the USS Nebraska off the coast of San Diego. The following Friday, the Navy launched two more of those same missiles before sunrise. 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