US Fires 50-Year-Old Missile Because New One Is Titanic Budget Sink
This week, America's trusty 50-year-old Minuteman III missile will once again soar from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 11:01 pmābecause why replace the dinosaur when its $78 billion remake, the Sentinel, blew past $140 billion and got pushed to the 2030s? The Minuteman's last May test spanned 4,200 miles to the Marshall Islands, proving nostalgia still works in missile tech. Meanwhile, Trump's bewildering nuclear testing chatter left experts scratching heads over whether he'll detonate warheads or just run system tests disguised as explosions. Even Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed it's more about non-critical kabooms than exploding continents. The Air Force plans to keep limping along with Minuteman III right into the 2050s, because apparently, affordable nuclear upgrades are the American Dream.
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When your missile budget goes from $78B to $140B and delays push it into the next generationās retirement party, the smart move is obviously to keep re-launching your 50-year-old steel classic. Welcome to nuclear missile maintenance, 21st-century style.
The US nuclear program is basically that old car you refuse to sellācosts more to fix, never quite works as promised, but hey, itās got sentimental history and screams 'reliable.'
Launching a half-century-old missile for routine tests while its $140 billion replacement languishes in budget purgatory is peak NASA-level procrastination. Maybe the sentinel just needs a stern talk.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 11/4/2025 | Author: Chris Panella
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